Fall Community Councils

Dear Neighbors,

It’s that time of year: Neighborhood community councils have started meeting again!

After a short summer hiatus, most neighborhood community councils start meeting again in September. Community Councils are open to all residents or property owners, and are a great way to get to know your neighbors, stay active in the development of your community, and find out about events and projects that directly impact your lives. I previously served as the Airport Heights Community Council Secretary/Treasurer and President and remain active with all of our area councils. It's been a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to continuing to work with neighbors to improve our area.

Just recently I worked closely with the Mountain View Community Council to oppose the proposed neighborhood-disrupting move of the 18th Aggressor Squadron from Fairbanks to Anchorage and have been working with all councils, particularly the Airport Heights Community Council, to stay on top of the proposed northern access road (Bragaw extension) to the U-Med District. Community Councils have a very real impact on the community! I strongly urge you to participate.

Examples of how community councils help inform your legislators
Each year a community council provides a list of requested capital improvements to the Municipality of Anchorage and to the Legislature. This list helps us advocate for necessary neighborhood improvements, such as sidewalk repairs, road paving and drainage issues, pedestrian safety improvements, public safety needs, lighting, trail clearing, and park improvements. Knowing the list has been developed and approved by the council helps ensure that projects have support from neighbors.

Community councils also often weigh in on development projects through letters of support or opposition or through a formal resolution passed by the council. These items should be on the agenda each month so you can keep up on current topics.

Another item of interest is liquor license applications and renewals. When these come up it is the input from the neighbors that really helps in determining whether or not the application or renewal should be approved. Neighbors know first-hand whether an establishment is having a positive or negative impact on the area.

Sign up for community council announcements
Community council agendas and announcements are sent through the Federation of Community Councils (FCC), a non-profit organization established to manage the Anchorage area councils. You can contact FCC staff Mark Butler at 277-1977 or by email at info@communitycouncils.org to get signed up for announcements from your area community council.

List of community councils in our area
Clicking on the name will take you to their respective websites, where you can see a map of the Council boundaries, as well as meeting times, meeting agendas, and contact information for Council Officers.

Airport Heights

Meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Airport Heights Elementary School, 1510 Alder Drive, in the library. You can find them on Facebook under Airport Heights Community Council.

Mountain View

Meets the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Mountain View Community Center (Boys and Girls Club), 315 Price Street, in the downstairs meeting room. The Mountain View Community Council recently started a Facebook page; you can find them under Mountain View Community Council.

Russian Jack

Meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Wonder Park Elementary School, 5101 E. 4th Ave., in the library.

Feel free to contact my office if you have any questions,

Representative Geran Tarr

P.S. My office will be hosting neighborhood constituent meetings this fall. Watch for future announcements with dates and locations.

SAVE THE DATE!

Home Depot in-store hiring event: Home Depot is now hiring multiple permanent positions for the Anchorage area. Bi-lingual speakers encouraged to apply!

The Home Depot
1715 Abbott Loop Road
Anchorage, AK 99507

MUST APPLY ONLINE BEFORE ATTENDING EVENT: careers.homedepot.com

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