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During a Thursday special meeting, Assembly members also voted down Mayor Dave Bronson’s push to revive a mass homeless shelter in East Anchorage.
Todd Lindley and Dan Rogers are running for seats held by Chair Sam Cason and board member Mark Wiggin.
As the debate over restoring the Eklutna River has intensified, the story has also gotten more complicated. Here’s what you need to know to follow the issue.
As sightings start, including a dumpster-diving black bear and trail encounter with sow and cubs, authorities warned not to get too close to this spring’s bruins.
Drivers who live in much of Southcentral Alaska will have until May 15 to remove their studded tires.
No insurance or ID is needed to access the free care, which includes dental, vision and medical services. Another pop-up clinic is happening in Fairbanks.
Although plans are in a preliminary stage, officials are looking to renovate and expand the Avis Alaska Sports Complex.
The Alliance for the Support of American Legion Baseball in Anchorage hopes to relocate and rebuild Mulcahy Stadium, opening up land for development as part of the idea.
Ballots in the runoff race are scheduled to be mailed to voters on April 30. The final day to vote is May 14, according to the city’s election calendar.
The Boys & Girls Club Northeast Community Center said it would be closed Thursday and Friday and plans to reopen Monday.
Planning is underway for a major change to high school education that’s dependent on additional funding and robust staffing.
Bronson also called for the Assembly to immediately pass a measure that would pay for shipping the city’s prefabricated Sprung Structure tent to Anchorage from out of state. The Assembly rejected the request to consider it Tuesday, asking the mayor to put it on an upcoming agenda.
Bill Popp, a longtime economic development executive, garnered nearly 17% of votes in the election.
After a heated back-and-forth with Bronson officials, Assembly members reaffirmed a resolution giving the chair the power to subpoena the administration for documents that could govern the city’s rights and access to drinking water for the next 25 years.
Bianca Cross, who currently serves as captain over the Detective Division, brings “a wealth of knowledge, expertise and a deep commitment to community policing,” Mayor Dave Bronson said.
The funding could provide shelter to 200 people through the summer.
Ballot packages for the mayoral runoff election are scheduled to be mailed on April 30, with the final day to vote on May 14.
Experts use measuring sticks and tanks in regular intervals to monitor snowfall as this season’s total approaches an all-time high.
The Anchorage election center by Friday had counted 67,119 of 72,589 received ballots. Early results continue to show Bronson and LaFrance headed to a runoff and school board incumbents holding their seats.
Broadly, the latest version of the ordinance proposes limiting the size of encampments to 50 tents and makeshift shelter structures. It also would ban camping within 10 blocks or 1 mile of any licensed homeless shelter.
A trace of snow fell during the day Friday in West Anchorage, where the National Weather Service keeps official records, but there’s more expected early next week.
Ballot propositions for public restrooms and cemeteries continued to fail.
With just about six weeks to sway voters, both the Bronson and the LaFrance campaigns are anticipating a competitive and expensive contest.