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SEWARD CITY COUNCIL
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
September 13, 2010

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Seward City Council will conduct a public hearing on the following items of business at its regular meeting of September 13, 2010.
Resolution 2010-078, Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Amendment To The Lease Agreement 75-055 With The United [...]

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Start your Labor Day weekend with a Dinner Cruise to Fox Island!
Support Volunteer Firefighters

$50 donation for Cruise & Dinner

Kenai Fjords Sightseeing Cruise to Fox Island
Prime Rib & Salmon Dinner on Fox Island
No Host Bar – Alaskan Beer & Wine
Outcry & Silent Auctions* *Credit cards accepted

Bring your piggy bank – all proceeds go directly [...]

Rotten To The Core

Police Kill Bear, hurt bystander

By Heidi Zemach
Seward Police shot and killed a medium-sized black bear who had been wandering around the small boat harbor at around 10 p.m., injuring a bystander in the process Thursday night. One of the two shotgun slug-rounds used went through the bear, ricocheted, and struck a man in the abdomen. The local resident received [...]

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Seward City Council Regular Meeting
Action Agenda
Monday, August 23, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.

The following resolution was approved:
Resolution 2010-077, Authorizing The City Manager To Accept A 2009 Assistance To Firefighters Grant In The Amount Of $69,909 And Contribute The Required Grant Match Of $3,679 For The Purchase Of New Mobile And Portable Radios, Flow [...]

Council May Hire in House, OKs Mayors’ Travel to Korea

City Clerk Jean Lewis with Vanta Shafer

By Heidi Zemach
The Seward City Council decided at its regular meeting, August 23 to interview Deputy City Clerk Johanna Dollerhide for the City Clerk position, as City Clerk Jean Lewis plans to retire at the end of the year. They did so after discussing the pros and cons of [...]

ASLC Charting a New Course

seal pups

By Heidi Zemach

They’re charting a new course at the Alaska SeaLife Center, swimming against the current to survive the economic downturn, and seeking new ways to deal with the reality that there just aren’t enough visitors coming in the doors to keep the center afloat. For the brief time that ASLC’s President and CEO [...]

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Seward City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
Monday, August 23, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
1. Call To Order
2. Pledge Of Allegiance
3. Roll Call
4. Citizens’ Comments On Any Subject Except Those Items Scheduled For Public Hearing.
5. Approval Of Agenda And Consent Agenda
6. Special Orders, Presentations And Reports
A. Proclamations and Awards
1. U.S. Senator Ted Stevens Memoriam
2. Senior Leaders Conference Proclamation
B. City Manager’s [...]

Election Offers Choice

By Heidi Zemach
It’s shaping up to be a competitive Seward City Council race in the 2010 Municipal Election October 5, and a potentially hot ballot initiative is in the hands of local city voters.
Four candidates are applying for three 2-year seats on council. Council incumbents Marianna Keil and Jean Bardarson are on the list. But [...]

City OKs $1 million to fix power lines, hears property owner concerns

By Heidi Zemach
(Chris Goodwin testifies: photo)
The Seward City Council has authorized the city manager to enter into a sole source contract with Chugach Electric Association for up to $1 million to repair or replace three damaged transmission lines and poles between mile 18 and 37 of the Seward Highway. At Monday August 9 council meeting, [...]

Dinner Cruise to Fox Island – Labor Day Weekend

Start your Labor Day weekend with a Dinner Cruise to Fox Island!
Support Volunteer Firefighters

$50 donation for Cruise & Dinner

Kenai Fjords Sightseeing Cruise to Fox Island
Prime Rib & Salmon Dinner on Fox Island
No Host Bar – Alaskan Beer & Wine
Outcry & Silent Auctions* *Credit cards accepted

Bring your piggy bank [...]

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Seward City Council Special Meeting Agenda
Monday, August 9, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
1.   Call to order
2.   Pledge of allegiance
3.   Roll call
4.   Citizens’ comments on any subject except those items scheduled for public hearing.
5.   Approval of agenda
6.   New Business
A. Go Into Executive Session to meet with the City Attorney on potential litigation resulting from proposed changes related [...]

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Seward City Council Regular Meeting
Action Agenda
Monday, July 26, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.

The following resolutions requiring a public hearing were approved:
Resolution 2010-062, Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Amendment To The Lease Agreement 94-093 With DCS Tower Sub, LLC, As Successor In Interest To McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc For Lot 1, [...]

Reluctant Council pledges $2.5 million for new library building

By Heidi Zemach for Seward City News
The Seward City Council Monday night approved by a 4-1 vote, a resolution that authorizes the city manager to submit a proposal to the Rasmuson Foundation requesting $1.5 million for the $10.2 million Seward Community Library Museum Project. More important to taxpayers is that the resolution clearly sets in [...]

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Seward City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
Monday, July 26, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.

1.         Call To Order
2.         Pledge Of Allegiance
3.         Roll Call

4. Citizens’ Comments On Any Subject Except Those Items Scheduled For Public Hearing.
5. Approval Of Agenda And Consent Agenda

6. Special Orders, Presentations And Reports
A. Proclamations and Awards
1. Welcome to the Officer’s [...]

Kenai Peninsula Borough, City of Seward to Conduct Warning Siren Tests

Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at 12:00 noon, a series of tests will be conducted on the All-Hazard Siren warning system located in the communities of Homer and Seward. The tests will be conducted using chime tones and a voice message. Assistants will be located at each siren site to report their activation.
Two to three tests [...]

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Seward City Council Regular Meeting
Action Agenda
Monday, July 12, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
The following resolution was amended and approved:
Resolution 2010-058, Endorsing The South Harbor Uplands Tryck Nyman Hayes Conceptual Development Plan Option Two As Attached.
The following resolutions were approved:
Resolution 2010-059, Authorizing The City Manager To Direct City Staff To Develop A Plan To Transfer The Seward [...]

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Seward City Council Regular Meeting
Agenda
Monday, July 12, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.

1.         Call To Order
2.         Pledge Of Allegiance
3.         Roll Call

4. Citizens’ Comments On Any Subject Except Those Items Scheduled For Public Hearing.
5. Approval Of Agenda And Consent Agenda

6. Special Orders, Presentations And Reports
A. Proclamations and Awards
1. Memoriam for Mike [...]

Council Ponders Travel Spending

Heidi Zemach for Seward City News
City Mayor Willard Dunham and certain council members and have been actively traveling the state and country, lobbying for city projects and attending meetings on the city’s behalf during the first half of this year. The council’s $17,000 travel budget for 2010 had a balance of $6,000 as of June [...]

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Seward City Council Regular Meeting
Action Agenda
Monday, June 28, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.

The following resolution was approved:
Resolution 2010-057, Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract With Northern Geotechnical Engineering, Inc. /Terra Firma Testing To Provide Geotechnical Explorations At The Site Of The New Seward Community Library And Museum And Appropriating Funds.
The [...]

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