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			CHUGACH STATE PARK CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD MEETING    (Anchorage, AK)- The Chugach State Park Citizens Advisory Board will be holding their monthly meeting on Monday, May 11th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in room # 240 in the Atwood Building downtown located at 550 W. 7th Ave. Meetings are open to the public and generally are held the second Monday of each month between August and June. For more information please visit our Citizens Advisory Board web site.
Storck Park Closed Hours			March 13, 2009 BVCC Parks & Trail Committee has organized a volunteer group to monitor Storck Park. Volunteers and relief volunteers are still wanted. Due to vandalism and grafitti at Storck Park, we will now enforce Storck Park's CLOSED hours. The gate will begin being locked during closed hours starting April 1, 2009. For more information go to our Parks & Trails page.
			March 13, 2009 BVCC Parks & Trail Committee has formally Adopted Storck Park and Bear Tracks Park in conjunction with MOA Parks & Recreations Adopt-A-Park program.  See more information on our Parks & Trails page.
			2009 Arbor Day Spring Tree Seedling Sale (Society of American Foresters). Public sale on Saturday, May 9, 2009 in REI parking Lot starting at 9:00 am. Pre-order seedlings by selecting the Order Form & Invoice. This form and full payment must be postmarked by May 1, 2009. Details, seedling varieties and prices are on order form.
			February 23, 2009 - Short Plat S11723-1  Lot 1 & S11728 Lot 2 Cloud 9 Subdivisions. The Platting Board will hold a public hearing on the request to subdivide 2 properties. The submission is to subdivide Lot 1 into two (2) lots and Lot 2 into two (2) lots south of Paine Road and west of King's Way Drive.  Case S11723-1 is scheduled for Monday, March 16 and Case S11728-1 is scheduled for Monday, March 23, at 6:30pm in the Assembly Chambers at the Z.J. Loussac Library, 3600 Denali Street. You may also submit comment online at http://munimaps.muni.org/planning.  Community Council review comments are due to the Planning Department 10 days prior to the public hearing date if they want them included in the Board or Commission packet.
			February 23, 2009 - Plat S11579-3 Paine Subdivision Lots 1A & 1B. The Platting Board will hold a public hearing on the request to subdivide two (2) lots into four (4) lots and one (1) tract south of Paine Road and west of King's Way Drive. The submission is the 1st 18-month time extension for a preliminary plat previously approved on September 5, 2007. Case S11579-3 is scheduled for Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at 6:30pm in the Assembly Chambers at the Z.J. Loussac Library, 3600 Denali Street. You may also submit comment online at http://munimaps.muni.org/planning.  Community Council review comments are due to the Planning Department 10 days prior to the public hearing date if they want them included in the Board or Commission packet.
			August 11 - 16, 2008 - Bear Tracks Park Groundbreaking and Work Week. We are looking for volunteers to join us throughout the week to assist with erecting and placing the bench and kiosk sign, clearing and preparing the site for the parking area.
			July 26, 2008 -  Paine Road Trail development. BVCC has been issued a ROW Use permit to hand clear a walking path in the undeveloped platted portion of the Paine Road right of way, East of King’s Way Road.  We are looking for volunteers to join us on Saturday, July 26 at 10:00 a.m.  Weather permitting, please call or email ahead to be certain we are on for the day.  This event is co-sponsored by Bear Valley Community Council and the Bear Valley LRSA Board
			DEADLINE JULY 31, 2008 - BVCC Parks & Trail Committee - Recruiting for commitee members! BVCC Parks & Trails Committee - Participants Wanted! With the access to CSP at Brewster's which could mean construction of a major use trailhead aka Glenn Alps, Section 36 plans for development, and the potential for other trail, trailheads and access points, there is a lot going on with parks and park access in BV.   The committee will represent the residents of BV and act as a liaison between State Parks, the Municipality, Heritage Land Bank, and other access groups.  It will also address forming and maintaining local trails and area parks.   If you would like to participate in this committee please send an e-mail to BVCC.ViceChair@yahoo.com by July 31st.   The more diverse of a group participating the better represented BV will be, so if your issue is the increased traffic on already inadequate roads, noise, trailhead oversight and maintenance, maintaining existing access points, or what kind of park Section 36 will become please join in.
			June 7, 2008 - Bear Valley Annual Community Clean-up & Firewise Day
			April 21, 2008 - Bear Valley's first Neighborhood Park! The Anchorage Park Foundation Board has agreed to grant $14,275 to the “Bear Valley Neighborhood Park.” Now we must raise matching funds to include community volunteer hours, supply donations and cash to purchase materials.    Our goal for 2008 is to make some small improvements to the area to make it more useful for all of us to enjoy!  We will be providing a park bench for the community to enjoy the space, and also an interpretive sign displaying the new proposed name that has yet to be adopted, BVCC Adopt-a-Park signage, and also AFD Firewise program information. We also intend to create a modest two-vehicle pullout for residents who are unable to walk to the park. Watch for more information on this ground breaking event!!
			January 30, 2008 - SAWIP first meeting.  BVCC representative needed to attend.
			December 14, 2007 - The formation of the Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility (AWWU) South Anchorage Water Improvements Projects (SAWIP) advisory group. AWWU is proposing to improve its public water service within its certificated area of South Anchorage. The completion of the SAWIP transmission main and reservoir projects will enable AWWU to provide reliable, high-quality water service for years to come.
			September 30, 2007 - Want to participate in the development of the much talked about Hillside District Plan, or the HDP?  Join others on October 10th and 11th at Goldenview Elementary.
			September 27, 2007 - For the latest eNewsletter from Agnew::Beck Consulting
			August 15, 2007 - Who Lives in Bear Valley? - When you visit this site you can enter your address and a map will pop up with a small icon of a house when you live. Surrounding your house you will see red, blue, and green, dots covering your entire neighborhood. When you click on one of these dots, a picture of a person will appear with an address and the description of the crime he or she has committed. This site was developed by John Walsh from Americas Most Wanted. Consider this just another tool to help us keep ourselves and our families safe. http://www.familywatchdog.us/
			July 30, 2007 - Attached are documents (1 and 2) pertaining to the important changes to Title 21 regarding CCRCs. The Planning and Zoning Commission has postponed to allow more Community Council participation with this issue.
			July 11, 2007 - Title 21 is on hiatus this month, with important documents to be released in August. The long awaited Economic Impact Analysis is delayed, and will hopefully be released as a public comment draft in August. Also for release in August, Title 21 Chapters 4, 5, 6 and 12. The muni's Title 21 website is located at http://www.muni.org/planning/prj_Title21.cfm.
			July 1, 2007 - Bob Lewis of Development Strategies, the consultant preparing the Title 21 Rewrite Economic Impact Analysis (EIA), will be in Anchorage to present the draft findings on July 12 and 13. The list for the upcoming meetings has been finalized and is available by clicking here. Note the Public Meeting on Thursday evening; however, if this day or time is inconvenient, feel free to attend any one of the meetings.
			June 8, 2007 - Hillside District Plan Survey - 10,000 surveys have been mailed to property owners in Southeast Anchorage to gather views on "Hillside" life. If you'd like to provide more information than the survey provided for, you can do that at: www.hillsidedistrictplan.org or go directly to that website's survey link at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=34673452140.
			June 8, 2007 - In an effort to gauge the interest and meet the needs of the citizens of Anchorage, the Municipality of Anchorage is taking a survey on whether and how to expand recycling services for both residents and local businesses. A comprehensive survey has been posted on the municipal website, www.muni.org, asking residents about their recycling habits and what types of services they would like to see provided.
			May 30, 2007 - The Anchorage Fire Department will be hosting their annual open house at their Fire Training Center (1140 Airport Heights) on Saturday June 9th, from 10am until 4pm. Click here for more details.
			March 27, 2007 - Click here for the minutes from the Assembly's March 27th meeting. Provided by Janice Shamberg.
			March 17, 2007 - Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities released the 2006-2009 STIP Draft Amendment #13 (Major) for public comment. The draft was released on Monday, March 5th and comments are due by April 6, 2007. The full document is available on line in PDF and searchable format at http://dot.alaska.gov/stwdplng/cip_stip/stip06_08.shtml.
			March 16, 2007 - Hillside District Plan News - The Municipality of Anchorage is hosting three public workshops March 26th through March 29th. The purpose of these workshops is to scope issues for the Hillside District Plan, which is an implementation strategy recommended by the Anchorage 2020/ Anchorage Bowl Comprehensive Plan to address specific Hillside area concerns.
			March 15, 2007 - The Platting Board will hold a public hearing on the request to subdivide two (2) lots into four (4) lots and one (1) tract south of Paine Road and west of King's Way Drive on Wednesday, April 4, 2007, at 6:30pm in the Assembly Chambers at the Z.J. Loussac Library, 3600 Denali Street. You may also submit comment online at http://munimaps.muni.org/planning.  Community Council review comments are due to the Planning Department 10 days prior to the public hearing date if they want them included in the Board or Commission packet.
			March 8, 2007 - The AMATS Policy Committee will meet Thursday, March 8th in the Mayor's Conference Room, 8th Floor of City Hall.  For an agenda, click http://www.muni.org/transplan/Agenda.cfm.