Constituents Meeting Tonight March 11 at 6PM
Talk to your legislators via teleconference tonight at the Seward LIO located at 302 Railway Avenue. (please use the Railway Ave. entrance). Senator Gary Stevens, Representatives Paul Seaton and Alan Austerman will be available to listen to your concerns and answer questions from constituents. For further information call the Seward LIO at 224-5066.
Alaska Legislature Hearing and Teleconference Schedule
The link below will take you to the teleconference and hearing schedule for the week of March 8 through March 12. If you wish to participate in a teleconference call the Seward LIO at 224-5066.
Representative Seaton at the LIO
Representative Seaton will be at the Seward Legislative Information Office today, March 4, from 8am to 10 am. The LIO is located at 302 Railway, Suite 107 in the SeaView Plaza Building. Please call the LIO for further information at 224-5066.
Operating Budget and Mental Health Budget Teleconference
The House Finance Committee will be meeting via teleconference to take public testimony on HB 300 Operating Budget and HB 302 Mental Health Budget on March 3. Seward and several other communities have been given the 4:15 to 5pm time slot. It is requested that you arrive at the LIO at least 15 minutes before the end of the teleconference or the public testimony will close. Thre is a 2 minute time limit for testimony. The Seward LIO is located in SeaView Plaza at 302 Railway Ave. Suite 107.
HB 300 Operating Budget Link
http://www.legis.state.ak.us/PDF/26/Bills/HB0300A.PDF
HB 302 Mental Health Budget Link
http://www.legis.state.ak.us/PDF/26/Bills/HB0302A.PDF
For more information call the Seward LIO at 224-5066.
Representative Seaton at the LIO and AK Legislative Hearings
Representative Seaton will at the Seward LIO Thursday, March 4, from 8am to 10am for a meet and greet with the public. Refreshments will be served.
The above link has the Alaska Legislatures’ schedule of hearing for March 1 to March 3. The some legislators will be taking a break for the Energy Conference in Washington DC. and others will be in their districts on Thursday – Sunday. The Seward LIO will be closed on Friday.
Please call if you wish to participate in any of the teleconferences listed, 224-5066.
AK Legislative Hearings and Teleconference Weekly Schedule
Below is the link to the weekly hearing schedule for the
Alaska Legislature. (2/22/10 to 2/26/10)
If you need additional information, call the Seward LIO at 224-5066.
Paper Permanent Fund applications are available at the LIO, located at 302 Railway Suite 107 in the Seaview Plaza Building.
Alaska Legislature’s Weekly Meeting and Teleconference Schedule
This link provides the meeting schedule for the Alaska Legislature. If you would like to participate in a teleconferenced hearing, please call the Seward LIO at 224-5066.
The LIO also has paper Permanent Fund applications. We are located at Seaview Plaza, 302 Railway Ave. Suite 107 (the old Phoenix Log Offices) and our office hours are 8 – 4:30 with a lunch break.
Constituents’ Meeting Tonight
Just a reminder that District R Constituents’ Teleconference Meeting with Seward’s legislators is this evening. It starts at 6pm and ends at 7pm. The Seward Legislative Office is located at 302 Railway in the old Phoenix Log Offices. Please enter from the Railway Avenue. If you need more information, call the Seward LIO at 224-5066.
Alaska Legislature Weekly Teleconference Schedule and Upcoming Constituents’ Teleconference
The above link gives the weeks teleconference and hearing schedule for the Alaska Legislature.
On Thursday, February 11 at 6 PM there will be a Constituents’ teleconference at the Seward Legislative Information Office located at 302 Railway in the old Phoenix Log offices. Constituents will be able to speak to their legislators about issues of concern. For more information call the Seward LIO at 224-5066.
Alaska Legislative Hearings and Teleconferences 2/1/10 to 2/5/10
This is the link to the upcoming Alaska Legislature’s hearing and teleconference schedule for the week. Please call the Seward LIO for further information or if you wish to participate at 224-5066.
Weekly Alaska Legislative Teleconference Link
Here is the schedule for upcoming legislative teleconferences for the week of January 25 to January 30.
http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_hearing.asp?session=26&Chamb=B&Date1=012510&Date2=011030&Comty=&Root=&Sel=1&Button=Display
If you wish to particpate, call the Seward LIO at 224-5066.
Permanent Fund Applications
Paper Pemanent Fund applications are available at the Seward Legislative Information Office located at 302 Railway, Suite 107. You can file on line at this link:
http://www.pfd.alaska.gov/
Office hours for the LIO are 8 AM to 4:30PM. For more information call 224-5066.
Garage Sale – Everything Must Go!
Lots of great stuff has to go. Bedding, household goods, some fur pelts, art and much more. Starts at 9am and goes til 2pm. Saturday, August 15. 211 Bluefield.
Garage Salers Garage Sale!
Saturday, July 11 starting at 10. Antiques, collectibles, oddities, art, some furniture, and of course some useful stuff too. Too much to name! 1700 and 1701 Chiswell. Take Phoenix off of 3rd. Go past the horse corral and take the 4th dirt road on the left, Barwell. Percentage of Marianna’s garage sale will be donated to Seaview Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Program.
Draft Letter to Governor Palin on Road Closure
This is a DRAFT letter by the City Manager for Mayor Carey of the Borough to Governor Palin. I thought I would post this so that the community knows that the City is calling the attention of the Governor to the failures of the system currently in place and is seeking solutions and remedies to address these failures.
April 29, 2009
Dear Governor Palin,
Thank you for taking the time to read my letter. I am asking for your consideration and actions that could help rectify the impacts of poor planning and inadequate communications by the leaders and staff of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT/PF). These failures are having a serious impact on the City of Seward and the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Quite simply, DOT/PF personnel failed to follow state statutes in coordinating, planning, and conducting temporary replacements and repairs to the Trail River, Ptarmigan Creek, and Falls Creek bridges. These were actions that closed the Seward Highway from 24 to 28 April.
The contract and the dates of closure of the single highway to Seward were established without the essential and statutory coordination that is required with local government. The dates selected for the closure were during a peak weekend for business, recreational, and personal travel. Throughout the period of closure communications with the Borough and City were inconsistent and inaccurate. Additionally, the closure was 27 hours longer than planned.
At this early juncture it is difficult to comprehend the full amount of economic damage to businesses, non-profit organizations such as the Alaska SeaLife Center, and individuals in the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the City of Seward. Losses were experienced in all sectors of the economy. Many organizations were without key personnel and a cruise ship was unable to obtain much needed supplies. Thankfully no major emergencies occurred during this period. We may not be as lucky next time.
I ask for your immediate support and funding to accomplish the following actions.
1) Improve the Alaska Road Traveler 511 system. The current system provides information that is inaccurate and untimely. Accurate and timely information is essential for avoiding the adverse impacts that occur to businesses and individuals when a major road is closed.
2) Provide the Bridge Inspection Team a second vehicle for their summer inspections of the Trail River Bridge. These inspections will occur on a monthly basis. During these inspections commercial vehicles over 30 thousand pounds will be prevented from crossing the bridge. The Department of Transportation (DOT) has located a potential second vehicle in Anchorage. However, this vehicle may not meet the required specifications. If this vehicle is not suitable then DOT should be given funding to obtain a second vehicle from the lower 48. The limits to commercial vehicles during the monthly inspection periods will severely restrict passenger buses, delivery trucks and fish cargo movements to and from Seward. Shortening the duration of the inspections by using two inspection vehicles and teams is a key to protecting Seward’s economy during the current recession.
Operating Budget and Capital Budget Links
These are the links to the State of Alaska Operating and Capital budgets. Call the Seward LIO if you need additional information at 224-5066.
Operating Budget
http://www.legis.state.ak.us/PDF/26/Bills/HB0081G.PDF
Capital Budget
http://www.legis.state.ak.us/PDF/26/Bills/SB0075C.PDF
Teleconferenced Grants Symposium At Seward Legislative Office
Alaskans Can Participate Statewide in Grants Symposium
Legislative Information Offices will be open to participants
Alaskans unable to get to Anchorage for next Tuesday’s federal grants symposium sponsored by the Alaska Congressional Delegation can participate via teleconference. The delegation has arranged for 22 Legislative Information Offices around the state to be open and available to public members who want to listen to the information being presented.
Legislative Teleconference Consituents Meeting
The last telephonic Consituents Meeting for the current session will be held April 1, 2009 from 6pm to 7pm. The public is welcome to come to the teleconference to ask questions of the legislators from our district and express their concerns. The teleconference is available at the Seward LIO, located at 302 Railway Suite 107 (the old Phoenix Log offices). Please use the Railway Ave. entrance because Seaview Plaza doors will be closed. For more information call the Seward LIO at 224-5066.
Governor Appoints New Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 09-67
Wayne Anthony Ross Named Attorney General
March 26, 2009, Anchorage, Alaska – Governor Sarah Palin today announced the appointment of Wayne Anthony Ross as Attorney General.
Ross, currently in private practice, will fill the vacancy created last month by the resignation of Attorney General Talis Colberg. The governor thanked Acting Attorney General Rick Svobodny for his support and counsel during this transition. Svobodny will resume his position as Deputy Attorney General for the Criminal Division.
“Wayne Anthony Ross will be a great defender of Alaska and the people he serves,” Governor Palin said. “With his vast legal knowledge, experience and integrity, he will make an exceptional Attorney General. I recognize the sacrifices our public servants make for Alaska and her people, and I am honored that Wayne is willing to make those sacrifices for the greater good.”
Ross received his Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Law degrees from Marquette University. He has been president of Ross & Miner, P.C. in Anchorage since 1977.
“Theodore Roosevelt once said ‘Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords’ – I subscribe to that philosophy,” Ross said. “I sincerely appreciate the confidence placed in me by Governor Sarah Palin in choosing me to be our new Attorney General. I welcome the chance to now represent the best interests of our beloved state and its citizens. I look forward to working with Governor Palin and the Legislature in the good fight to help our state achieve its full potential.”
As Attorney General, Ross will work with the governor on issues surrounding development of Alaska’s rich natural resources as the state continues its efforts to provide energy security for America and lower energy costs for Alaskans. As Attorney General, Ross also will help the governor protect Alaskans’ right to bear arms, and he will work tirelessly to manage Alaska’s fish and game resources for abundance through science and not politics.
Governor Palin added, “Now more than ever, it is essential that Alaska’s sovereignty be protected, that there is unity in Alaska, and that we all stand together to see Alaska’s potential fulfilled with energy security contributions to ourselves and the nation, while protecting the Constitution.”
Ross is no stranger to public service. More than forty years ago, Ross began his distinguished career as Assistant Attorney General for the State of Alaska, and then as Court Trustee and Standing Master for Family Court. He ran for governor in 2002 in the Republican primary against then-U.S. Senator Frank Murkowski. Ross is also an educator, having taught several semesters at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
He is a former vice president of the National Rifle Association and currently is a Director of the NRA. He has also volunteered his time on behalf of numerous organizations, including the Alaska Land Use Council Advisors’ Committee, Armed Services YMCA of Alaska, and the Military Vehicle Preservation Association. Ross is also a member of the Alaska Peace Officers Association and an active member of the Alaska Bar Association. Ross has been knighted by Poland and the Vatican.
Wayne Anthony Ross and his wife, Barbara, have been married more than forty years. They live in Anchorage and have four children and six grandchildren.
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Abbey Bulawa
Press Assistant
Office of Governor Sarah Palin
907-269-7450
AK Legislative Teleconferences for the Week of 3/23 to 3/27
Below is the link to the legislative teleconferences for the week of March 23 to March 27. If you need additional information, please call the Seward LIO at 224-5066.
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