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Make tracks to the transportation fair to learn about the many transportation projects under way in the Mat-Su Borough!
Fair The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, City of Palmer, City of Wasilla, the Alaska Railroad Corporation, and the Mat-Su Borough have teamed up to bring you the latest on Valley roads, airports, rails and trails at this one-stop information destination.
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Stop by anytime to find out more about: Parks Highway Reconstruction: Wasilla to Houston Glenn Hwy 34-42 Reconstruction Palmer Wasilla Hwy Eastern Terminus Highway Safety Improvement Program and Safety Corridors Knik Arm Crossing Project For more information contact: South Mack Drive Extension Anne Brooks, Brooks & Associates Port MacKenzie Rail Extension 301 W. Northern Lights Boulevard, Suite 440 Fairview Loop Reconstruction Anchorage, AK 99503 Transit Providers (Valley Movers, MASCOT, vRide) Tel: (907) 272-1877, Fax: (907) 743-6087 E-mail: mycomments@brooks-alaska.com ...and a lot more Valley projects Persons with hearing impairment may call 711 to connect with a Communication Assistant to help connect with the project team. We are able, upon request, to make reasonable accommodations for special needs related to other disabilities.
3800 W Museum Drive, Wasilla 376-1211 www.MuseumOfAlaksa.org
Community
It’s Parade Time! August 25, 2012 - at 11:00 am Come Come bring bring your your friends friends and and family family to to Alaska’s Alaska’s best best homehometown town parade! parade! The The 2012 2012 parade parade is is organized organized by by the City of Palmer and supported the City of Palmer and supported by by generous generous sponsors. sponsors. The The theme theme is is “Palmer, “Palmer, Heart Heart of of the the Alaska State Fair; Gotta Love Alaska State Fair; Gotta Love It”, It”, connecting connecting with with the the State State Fair Fair Theme Theme of of “Alaska “Alaska State State Fair; Fair; You’re You’re Gonna Gonna Love Love It!’. It!’. There There will will be be several several fun fun and and exexciting citing performers performers from from the the 2012 2012 Fair, Fair, to to offer offer an an entertaining entertaining sneak sneak peek peek of of what what awaits awaits at at the the Fair. Fair. Watch Watch them them at at the the parade, parade, and and then then go go see see their their full full perperformances formances at at the the Fair! Fair! Want Want to to get get involved? involved? Learn Learn more more and and download download the the entry entry form form on on the the City City of of Palmer Palmer webwebsite site homepage homepage at at www.cityofpalmer.org. www.cityofpalmer.org. The The enentry try deadline deadline is is Friday, Friday, August August 17 17 at at 55 p.m. p.m. Questions? Questions? Call Call (907) (907) 761-1315 761-1315
City of Palmer 231 W. Evergreen Ave. Palmer AK 99645 www.cityofpalmer.org
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