Notice of upcoming election of officers and board members.
PLEASE CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING FOR AN OFFICE.
Dear Members and Interested Parties,
The Council will hold the annual election of officers and board members at our May 2023 meeting. The following offices are on the ballot this May.
President: Shall call and preside at all general membership, board and executive committee meetings; coordinate Council business.
Secretary: Shall take minutes during meetings; shall maintain correspondence and records of the Council.
Gaming Chair: Shall conduct gaming events; comply with state gaming laws.
CIP (Capital Improvement Projects) Chair: Shall evaluate CIP requests from MLCC Members; coordinate CIP list with MS Borough.
Safety Chair: Communicate safety concerns to membership; liaison with local fire, emergency and police.
Education Chair: Shall keep MLCC informed of the education needs, issues involving schools, support education needs.
From the Council Bylaws: "At the general membership meeting in April of each and every year, the nominating committee will present its candidates. Nominations from the floor will also be permitted. Nominations for all open offices and standing committee chairs shall be closed and become final at the end of the April meeting." You must be a member of the Council to run for office. Members will be notified of the ballot and voting will take place electronically before the May meeting and at the May meeting.
Please consider putting your name on the ballot. Contact me or Sherri Rusher with the Nominations Committee by email or phone before the April meeting on the 12th, or join the April Council meeting to add your name to the ballot.
Camden Yehle, President
Email Camden.
907-346-0506
Parks Highway Alternative Corridor Study
The Meadow Lakes Community Council membership voted at the February 8, 2023 meeting to submit
comments for consideration regarding the alternatives provided at public open house
number 2.
Our preferred alternative is to “Widen Existing Parks Highway,” however we object to the word “widen.”
Adding another lane is what L.A. did and it did not solve their traffic problems. This alternative should be
called “Improving the Existing Parks Highway.” We feel the existing infrastructure could be selectively
improved in key sections, like near Main Street and near Palmer-Wasilla Highway. We feel this approach
should be given the same level of engineering creativity and analysis as the other alternatives.
See our detailed letter of comments and suggestions the MLCC sent to the Parks Highway Alternative Corridor PEL Study Project Team.
The nine alternatives are split into three groups, "greenfield" routes, existing infrastructure routes, and the existing Parks Highway route.
"Greenfield" routes would put the new highway mostly through undeveloped green space.
Existing infrastructure routes would mostly reconstruct existing roads into the new highway.
The existing Parks Highway route would evaluate changes to the current Parks Highway.
To review the route maps and text descriptions, go to the following link and scroll down:
https://gis.dowl.com/portal/apps/storymaps/stories/89c6d64f29634f9c8573ae8f3f54fa8e
Seldon Road Extension
Below is a link to a Request for Comments on Seldon Road Extension Phase II ROW Acquisition, MSB Case #2023-002, tech FW, Meadow Lakes Community Council.
Comments are due by March 3, 2023.
Seldon Rd Ext Ph II ROW Acq Link
State Project No. CFHWY00421
Federal Project No. 0A41039
The comment period for input on the preliminary alternatives for the Parks Highway Alternative Corridor PEL Study closes at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 10, 2023. Submit your comments on the preliminary alternatives using the online survey at www.surveymonkey.com/r/DKYTFBB
This is a federally funded project led by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF). Due to sustained population growth in the Mat-Su Valley, congestion along the city’s main corridor, the Parks Highway, creates significant traffic delays during peak periods. To assess congestion and delays, DOT&PF has chosen to use the Planning and Environmental Linkages process study to identify an alternative transportation corridor.
Click here to view the StoryMap for an overview of the preliminary alternatives and the screening process.
Visit the project website at www.parkshighwayalternative.com to join the mailing update list, make a comment, or learn more about this effort.
Click to enlarge road maintenance priority map.
