They've also posted a schedule of public hearings, again starting in Anchorage. I won't be back for that one, so the rest of you should go.
Public Hearing Schedule
Monday, April 18
Community: Anchorage, AK
Location: Anchorage Legislative Information Office Building, Room 220
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 19
Community: Fairbanks, AK
Location: Fairbanks City Hall, City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20
Community: Juneau, AK
Location: Alaska State Capitol Building, Room 106
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 21
Community: Cordova, AK
Location: City of Cordova Public Library
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Monday, April 25
Community: Healy, AK
Location: Tri-Valley Community Center (Fire Hall)
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Community: Palmer, AK
Location: Mat-Su Borough Assembly Chambers
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 26
Community: Delta Junction, AK
Location: Delta Junction City Council Chambers
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Community: Nome, AK
Location: Nome City Council Chambers
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Community: Dutch Harbor, AK
Location: Unalaska City Council Chambers
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Community: Kotzebue, AK
Location: Northwest Arctic Borough Assembly Chambers
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Community: Tok, AK
Location: Tok Legislative Information Office
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Community: Cold Bay, AK
Location: City of Cold Bay Community Center
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 27
Community: Bethel, AK
Location: Yup'iit Piciryarait Cultural Center
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Community: Glenallen, AK
Location: Glenallen Legislative Information Office
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 28
Community: Galena, AK
Location: Galena City Hall Assembly Chambers
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Community: Barrow, AK
Location: Inupiat Heritage Learning Center
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Friday, April 29
Community: Kodiak, AK
Location: Kodiak Island Borough Assembly Chambers
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Community: Sitka, AK
Location: Centennial Hall, Maksoutoff Room
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 30
Community: Craig, AK
Location: Craig High School Library
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Community: Ketchikan, AK
Location: Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly Chambers
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Monday, May 2
Community: Wrangell, AK
Location: Nolan Center
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Community: Seward, AK
Location: Seward City Council Chambers
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3
Community: Petersburg, AK
Location: Petersburg City Council Chambers
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Community: Homer, AK
Location: Homer City Council Chambers
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Community: Kenai, AK
Location: Kenai City Council Chambers
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 4
Community: Skagway, AK
Location: Municipality of Skagway Assembly Chambers
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Community: Haines, AK
Location: Haines Borough Public Library
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Community: Valdez, AK
Location: Valdez City Council Chambers
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 5
Community: Angoon, AK
Location: Angoon Elementary School, Gymnasium
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Community: King Salmon, AK
Location: Southeast Alaska Vocational Education Center
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Community: Dillingham, AK
Location: Dillingham City Council Chambers
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Community: Hoonah, AK
Location: Hoonah City Council Chambers
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Statewide Teleconference and Plan Presentations
A statewide teleconference will be held on Friday, May 6th via the Alaska Legislative Information Office (LIO) network.
Date: Friday, May 6th
Time: 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Alaska Legislative Information Office Network
The full Redistricting Board will be in attendance at the Anchorage LIO, 714 West Fourth Avenue, Room 220, Anchorage, AK 99501.
The morning session will be reserved for presentations of plans and plan revisions by members of the public. Those wishing to present redistricting plans or plan revisions at the May 6th hearing must notify Redistricting Board staff by 5:00PM (ADT) May 2, 2011 via fax (907-269-6691) or email (info@akredistricting.org). Plan and plan revision presentations will be limited to a maximum of 30 minutes per presentation.
The afternoon session will be reserved for public comments on draft plans released by the Board. This is the last date for public testimony before the Board begins deliberations on a final redistricting plan. A supplemental notice will be issued listing the LIO locations participating in the teleconference and a toll-free call-in number for those who do not have access to an LIO.
That the board somehow thinks the communities of Ester, Fox and Goldstream Valley are somehow "contiguous and compact territory" with Holy Cross, Kaltag, Fort Yukon et al - and that these and other Interior villages together with the Fairbanks suburbs comprise a "relatively integrated socio-economic area" displays either profound ignorance and/or betrays a political bias for gerrymandering.
ReplyDeleteNative Alaskans will not benefit, and the two Democrats will also lose in this new proposed 6-C District.