SPORTSMEN BUILD RECREATION SITE
IN POPULAR LITTLE SUSITNA AREA
Eighteen adults and several
jroung people spent last Sunday
in the Little Susitna area where
they built a large recreation area
"which will provide convenience
4tnd comfort for all who want to
jpitch a tent, picnic, or just en
joy a few hours of relaxation in
the popular recreation area.
A large camping area was
•cleared of brush, six convenient
•entrances to the area were
opened, a roadway was cut
through the section and 11 fire
.pits were dug, lined with stones
suid sand, deadfall was cut up for
.firewood and two picnic tables
with bench seats were built.
The site is located just, above
the Little Susitna bridge on the
right hand side of the road.
Members of the Matanuska
'Valley Sportsmen who are con
ducting the project hope to have
materials donated so that more
•tables may be built, as well as
comfort stations. Materials for
the two tables and benches built
last Sunday were donated by the
'-Co-Op Building and Farm Sup
ply and Ketchikan Spruce Mills,
JPalmer yard.
“There’s plenty of room to set
up tents up there, and we will
tiave large garbage cans set
around in convenient spots as
-noon as they are painted,” said
*»ne of the Sportsmen.
In announcing the prepara
tion of the recreation area,
Sportsmen invited the general
public to make use of the con
veniences provided. “We hope
tt.at the area will be kept neat
and clean by all who use it,”
they added.
Access Road
Another work party is planned
Jor this Sunday. The Sportsmen
are building an«access road to
two lakes near the Experiment
Flarm that will be opened for
dishing this season. “All you
-"fishermen who will be wanting
J| go out after some of those
Wife are urged to turn out
toot .this session Sunday,” the
-Spp-nsmen -said. The group has
Spent considerable time in ob
taining right-of-way through pri
.propp-rties in the lake area
e COUNCIL NOTES
( ’G-ehtinaea trom page 1)
X*»i proposed lot which Payne
*t**ki> 'U' purchase. The Council
wnfcd to return this 30 feet if
- Jorible.
k * ■* *
fChdi^&S W. Wilson. former i
JUaiyor, and chairm an of the j
banning Commision -spojce to
tiif -Council regarding the im
traediaiffi'reed to acquire property
ffinr a sanitary-fill dump. Hej
gwwjited out that health authori
ties have stated that the present
'‘dhimp must be moved at the
"wartiest possible time. He added
'‘Haiti the City has tried to acquire
^ certain property Southwest of
t town During a recent visit of
^S'-uS’isau of Land Management of
ficials from Washington, D.C.,
■Wilson saifi he had an opportun
ity to speak to them regarding
Uw cacquisition of this property
itorr a city dump. The land is
«wned by A.R.R.C. and can not
3be sold except to an individual,
-^wording to regulations. How
ever. the land has little agricul
ture value and Wilson, as terri
torial conservationist, pointed
.tvml to the officials that the land
-•wcmld not be feasible for agri
-‘tultural purposes. It is a techni
<saii*y in the wording of the law
'which prevents the sale of the
*and to the city, Wilson said. Ac
cording to the law the Secretary
<af the Interior has the authority
ffci s«t up the regulations regard
hug such property, and that as
sareh, it is not truly a law which
SCt-vents the sale, but rather, a
;ogulation. He proposed that the
si-riy present material to the Sec
Jsrt-tary of Intrior asking for the
•aaiihority for the A.R.R.C to sell
rflwe ILand to the city for a sanitary
5SSi (--and for gravel use).
While speaking to the Coun
cil Wilson pointed out the need
for zoning. “Two years ago the
City -was-asked to set up zoning
in Palmer. This lot-by-lot zoning
e> very bad. It is not fair to a
roan downing property not to
*4 now whether it is residential
•or business property. Roads en
‘ coring the city should be marked
i>y signs stating that the city is
aonea and that regulations are
enforced. This would give warn
ing to persons desiring to buy
tand It would offer protection to
lixith the purchaser and seller,”
fee- added. ., , ,,
Councilmen decided to give the
entire business license ordinance
a full study. A number of prob
so that the road may go through.
Everyone is cordially invited to
join the work *^arty. Work will
begin at 10 am. and families
are asked to take picnic lunch.
“If 10 a.m. is too early, come a
bit later — but come on out and
help us get this road work start
ed,’ they urged.
lems have come up recently re
garding fees,
* * *
A discussion regarding the es
tablishment of a fire district was
presented by Chief Bernard
Bouwens and Jack Maze of the
volunteer fire department. The
district proposed would include
approximately a six-mile radius
and would include the childrens’
homes. Tire public safety com
mittee will further a study of
the proposal. -
Maze presented a proposed pay
scale for volunteer firemen, in
cluding the chief. He pointed out
that the training program being
conducted each week is basically
to prevent fires and asked the
backing of the Council in elimi
nating a number of fire hazards
within the city limits. The pay
scale proposed, and accepted by
the Council, is as follows:
Dry run: from $4 to $2.50; wet
run, from $8 to $5, plus $3 per
hour after the first two hours.
'For attendance at drill sessions
j the scale would be as follows:
I Chief, $4; assistant chief, $3.40;
j captains, $3; instructor-inspector,
$2.75; pump operators, $2.50; fire
men, $2.25. The men would be
paid only for meetings attended.
Anyone mising regular drill must
have an acceptable excuse. Four
teen members of the department
have completed their first aid
course. There are two crews. One j
for daytime, the other for nights.
The proposed scale was accepted
and will be in force until Sep
tember 30, 1958.
* * *
The transfer of a liquor license
from Tony Stepich and George
St.rbac to Stepich and Esther
Brager will be recommended to
the Liquor Control Board.
* * *
A request from the Bureau of
Reclamation to borrow the city
owned front end loader was re
gretfully denied because the
loader will be fully utilized by
the city this spring and summer.
* * if
The Council voted to purchase
200 feet of chicken wire which
will be used on the Little League
baseball park this summer. In
addition, they authorized the use
of the city water truck in wetting
down the diamond and playing
field. Walt Briggs, representing
the Little League board of di
rectors, sought assistance in get
ting dirt work done on the dia
mond. He told the Council the
Board hopes to be able to seed
the area to help hold down the
dust.
* * *
By motion the Council voted
that the city will provide neces
sary transit pipe and will allow
the use (at cost) of the city
owned backhoe, for sewer line
installation in an alley located
near the Onkka, Miller, Byham,
Dunlap, Duff and Felzien prop
erties. .
The property owners will bear
the cost of installing the sewer
line. Permission has been ob
tained by the group from the
A.R.R.C. and the Co-Op for the
tie-in on the existing sewer line
and outfall, stated Felzien, who
represented the group.
* * *
Bills approved for payment in
cluded $2,612.92 from the general
fund and $253.43 from the water
fund.
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Clean-Up Projects
Under Way in Palmer
Even though the weather
hasn’t been very cooperative, a
number of residents and organi
zations have started their spring
clean-up projects, and flower
seeds, lawn seed and shrubs are
being , set out at many valley
homes.
Members of the Palmer Moose
lodge are busy building attrac
tive rock walls and steps at the
entrances to the Moose building.
The large lawn at the Experi
ment Station lab building has
been leveled off and small trees
have been planted. A beautiful
lawn is planned for this summer.
A number of residents are paint
ing their homes, both inside and
outside, and generally speaking,
the annual spring clean-up is,
under way.
Palmer volunteer firemen, who
this year offered to spearhead
the city-wide clean-up cam
paign, are waiting for a little
more cooperation from the wea
ther before completing their
grass burning projects. Residents
who wish to have the volunteers
bum off dried grass are invited
to contact the firemen or leave
word at the city hall.
Razing work on the former
Horton building at the corner of
Wasilla Highway and Valley
Street is progressing rapidly and
the structure is expected to be
completely down within a short
time.
Meantime, all groups planning
special clean-up projects are
asked to contact Chief Bernard
Bouwens so that a record may
be kept of special projects, as
well as prevent duplication of
plans.
Clean-Up Week begins next;
Sunday, May 18, and runs
throughout the week. It is hoped
that the city will have a bright
and clean appearance by May
25, when thousands of visitors
are expected in Palmer for the
annual Colony Day celebration
being staged by the Matanuska
Valley Chamber of Commerce.
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paving (Northern Lights to Tu
dor), $102,000; ’Sterling High
way, Soidotna-Kasilof (supple
ment) or continuation of project
No. 1, $500,000; Wasilla-Big Lake
Junction, grading and paving,
$480,000; Soldotna-Cook Inlet
Kasilof, $192,000. TOTAL, $2,954,
000.
’The Fifth Ave. project is set
up for full reconstruction from
G St. to Airport Heights Road.
Further study will be made of
the route from Airport Heights
Road to the Glen By-Pass at
Mountain View. The final de
termination will be made joint
ly by the Territory and the Bu
reau of Public Roads as to feasi
bility of constructing this por
tion of the project. This addition
would be financed by the supple
mentary money allotted to the
Sterling Highway, in which case
the necessary extra money for
the Sterling would come from
the 1960 Federal Aid Program.
*’Several alternate projects
’have been suggested in both the
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limits, curve and offset con
trolled steering and parallel
parking. Contestants will not be
able to use their own automo
biles.
The U. S. Jaycees Safe Driv
ing Road-e-o is made possible
through co-sponsonship with the
Liberty Mutual Insurance Corn
Association, Inc. The Chrysler
Corporation, American Thuck
ing Association, Inc and the Pure
Oil Company. The Rod-e-o is
patterned after the National
Truck Road-e-o.
This is the first opportunity
that Palmer youths have had to
compete in this nation-wide con
test and considerable interest is
being shown by the youths, as
well as the local Jaycees who
have been working on the pro
gram.
Cordova and Kodiak areas. Final
selection will be made jointly
by the Territory and the Bureau
of Public Roads.
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