State of Alaska
Local Boundary Commission (LBC)
Notice of Public Comment Period Concerning the Potential Placing of a Condition on the Big Lake City Incorporation Petition
and
Notice of an LBC Public Hearing and Decisional Meeting Regarding that Petition
On June 23, 2015, the LBC will convene a continuation of the April 15, 2015, hearing on the petition to incorporate Big Lake as a second class city. A decisional meeting will immediately follow the hearing. The petitioner has requested that the LBC condition any approval of the petition upon voter approval of a 3.09 mill rate real property tax. On April 15 the LBC continued the hearing to provide notice and the opportunity for public comment on the proposed condition. The LBC staff had earlier recommended and publicly noticed that the LBC amend the petition by reducing the proposed city’s size to approximately 76.8 square miles. The LBC will consider those proposed changes at the decisional meeting.
All petition materials are available for public review on the LBC website:
http://commerce.state.ak.us/dca/lbc/2014_Big_Lake_Incorporation_and_Houston_Annexation_Petition.
Those wishing to submit comments regarding the potential condition of the petition may do so by sending them to the LBC staff at: 550 W. 7th Ave., Ste. 1640, Anchorage, AK 99501-3510
LBC@alaska.gov • Fax: 907-269-4563 • Phone: 907-269-4559
Written comments must be received by 4:30 p.m. June 16, 2015. The LBC has waived the requirement that commenters send a paper original of an electronically submitted comment. Oral comments on the proposed condition and the petition may be given at the hearing. The public hearing will be held in the:
Big Lake Lions Recreation Center
2939 Lions Court, Big Lake, AK 99652
June 23, 2015 at 2:30 p.m.
The public can attend via teleconference by calling 1-800-315-6338 and using access code: 94587#. Individuals with disabilities who need auxiliary aids, services, or special modifications to participate must contact LBC staff by Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Persons with questions regarding this petition or other questions should contact LBC staff using the information provided above. It is recommended that persons interested in receiving future LBC notices, updates, and materials by email subscribe to the LBC notice list server by visiting http://list.state.ak.us/soalists/DCED-LocalBoundaryCommission/jl.htm, and following the instructions.