This local development is the future of Alaska.  The State alone can no longer provide for the unorganized regions as we have for the last few decades.  At the time of statehood  Alaska was not intended to be nothing but a National Park and/or a permanent ward of the Federal Government, otherwise we would have never been offered statehood.  The basis for common ownership of the mineral rights is to provide funding for governments both local and State.  Alaska has had a long history of outside interests exploiting its resources and leaving nothing behind. We now face a variant of that problem when our resources are tied up in virtually permanent leases.  Of course we understand and appreciate the value of environmental protection much more than in 1959 (year of statehood); however, we cannot progress until we grapple with this balance between development and preservation.  The debate needs to happen now before the "free market" once again runs roughshod over Alaska.