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New Year’s Eve Fireworks Show at New Time!
by Jenny Chissus
Does midnight sound too late to get bundled up, gather sleeping children and make your way to the airport for a New Year’s Eve Fireworks show?
Well, it has become an issue for a few folks, either those who are early to go to bed, or parents with small children, that midnight is a challenge – so, Alvin and the pyrotechnic team have decided to hold the event early! This year, after many many years of traditionally holding this event at midnight, we are going to ring in the New Year in Seldovia at 9pm at the Seldovia airport! When I spoke with Alvin tonight, he commented:
“Many have come to me over the past years, and again this year, saying that they would like us to consider holding the event earlier, so children can enjoy it and be a part of the celebration, as well as some adults who prefer to get to bed earlier. Also, this is better for those who like to party on New Year’s Eve, as they aren’t out drinking and driving around at midnight to go to the fireworks show. After the show, they can head back to their homes or the Linwood and continue their party. They pay for it, and I’m happy to give it a try this year. We will see how it goes.”
So, gather your family and friends and join us all out at the airport for a great fireworks display with the community of Seldovia at 9:00pm! Thanks again to Alvin and the Fireworks Team for planning, prepping and performing this great show for us each year!
Once again:
Fireworks Show
December 31st
9:00pm
Seldovia Airport
LBC to Discuss Seldovia Annexation Issue, What do you think?
by Jenny Chissus
I received word from Timothy J. Dillon, Seldovia’s city manager, that the meeting date for the next LBC (Local Boundary Commission) meeting was just confirmed, and will be held on January 16, 2014 at 10:00am. For more information, you can call: (907) 269-4559 Interested parties can attend in person, or telephonically.
Brent Williams from the Local Boundary Commission wrote:
“An agenda item will be a discussion of Mr. Lethin’s request that the LBC use its constitutional authority to proactively initiate the process of annexing territory to the city, without a petition from the city. The LBC chair added this request as a discussion item to the meeting’s agenda. This will simply be a discussion item at the meeting, not an action item. If you have any questions, please let us know.”
If you were in attendance at the last City Council meeting, you were witness to the many Seldovians who expressed opposition to this idea. I took note that out of the 30 public folks in attendance, 16 stated verbally that they were opposed to the idea, there wasn’t anyone in the crowd who expressed that they believed it was a good action to take, and three individuals desired to know more prior to making a decision about their position. As Mayor Gain went down the list of attendees to see if individuals from the public wished to speak, there were 11 folks who stated “No Comment”.
Numerous members of the public expressed that they didn’t understand how an individual can bring such an important issue to the Local Boundary Commission for consideration without having support from the community that is directly affected. Please let us know what you are thinking and complete the following poll!
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