Dear Friends and Neighbors:

Here are some October meetings that might interest you:

1. Community Councils
   
   Thursday, November 13, 7:30 p.m., Taku/Campbell Community Council, Taku Elementary School, 701 East 72nd Avenue. Contact: Don Peacock, .
   
   Monday, November 10, 7:00 p.m., Sand Lake Community Council, Sand Lake Elementary School, 7500 Jewel Lake Road. Contact: Sherri Jackson, . Check out Sand Lake Community Council's web site at:
   http://www.communitycouncils.org/
   slccinfo.html
   
   
2. Legislative Meetings:
   
   Tuesday, November 4, 2003 , 10:00 a.m., the Energy Policy Task Force will hold a meeting at AIDEA offices, 813 Northern Lights Boulevard, Anchorage. For further information, contact Becky Gay, staff, at 269-3024 or by e-mail at .
   
   Thursday, November 6, the House Special Committee on Ways and Means will be meeting in Palmer and Wasilla. The public meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. Contact Representative Mike Hawker, Chairman, House Special Committee on Ways and Means, at (9097) 269-0244 or for location of the public meeting.
   
   
3. Municipal Special Election:
   
   As I write this, the Municipality of Anchorage has scheduled a special election for Tuesday, November 25, 2003. According to the Municipal Clerk's Office, in person absentee voting begins on Monday, November 10 at: Lousaac Library (3600 Denali), City Hall, Municipal Clerk's Office, Second Floor (632 West Sixth Avenue), and the Chugiak Senior Center (22424 North Birchwood Loop, Chugiak). For more information and for hours of in person absentee voting, contact the Municipal Clerk at (907) 343-4311 or visit the Clerk's web site at http://www.muni.org/
   assembly2/clerk.cfm for further information.
   
   
4. 2003 Newsletter:
   
   For those in my district who might have not received by 2003 Fall Newsletter via mail, it is also posted at my web site: http://www.akrepublicans.org/rokeberg/
   dis-rokeberg.php#newsletter.
   
   
5. Airport News:
   
   Monday, November 17, 6:00 p.m. - Spenard Recreation Center Multipurpose Room, 2020 West 48th Avenue. The Airport will hold an information meeting about its Summer 2004 construction season. Topics include: Taxiway rehabilitation, South Terminal North Taxilane repavement, and Remote Overnight Parking areas construction on the east side of Runway 14/32.
   
   In a recent newsletter, the Airport indicated that many airlines have changed the bag weight restrictions. As many of us travel during the holiday season, you might want to contact your air carrier to see what its current weight per bag is and the number of bags that may be checked without paying additional fees.

Best regards,

Norman Rokeberg
State Representative
House District 27

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