The Alaska Board of Education and Early Development is accepting public comment on the proposed amendments to regulations dealing with the assessment of students with disabilities. Written comments are due no later than 4 p.m. Aug. 15. Oral testimony can be given at a special teleconference meeting at 1 p.m. Aug. 16 at meeting sites in Juneau, Anchorage and other Legislative Information Offices.
Written testimony can be submitted on-line at www.eed.state.ak.us/regs or sent to 801 W. Tenth Street, Suite 200, Anchorage, Alaska 99801-1894. For more information, go to the above Web site or call Darcy Markovich at 465-2802.
Burning permitted
The Kenai-Kodiak Area Office of Alaska State Forestry has lifted the burning permit suspension for small permitted piles. Permittees must follow the terms on the permit and notify the office when a fire is going to be lit. Permits are not valid during windy conditions. City residents should call their local fire department before burning. For more information on permits, call the division at 235-7734.
DOT notifies campaigns of sign laws
The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has notified all candidates for public office in the upcoming primary and general elections, alerting campaigns of state laws prohibiting the placement of signs inside or within 660 feet of state highway rights-of-way.
The law requires that signs placed within the state's right-of-way be removed immediately. Those placed on private land within 660 feet of the right-of-way are considered outdoor advertising and have to be removed after 30-day notice is provided to the campaign and the property owner.
In addition to signs, vehicles parked in the right-of-way for the purpose of displaying campaign signs are also subject to removal. Barton noted that often campaign workers are simply unaware of the prohibition, or may not realize where the right-of-way begins and ends. In other instances, signs or clusters of signs at busy intersections may presenta traffic hazard, reducing drivers' sight distance.The law provides that signs that are removed by DOT&PF can be retrieved by the campaigns at a cost of $50 per sign. The cost of towing an illegally parked vehicle will be charged to the vehicle's owner.
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