News from Chugach State Park, Alaska
The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a conditional use permit allowing the Alaska Department of Transportation to build an explosives storage facility and heliport near Girdwood for avalanche mitigation operations along the Seward Highway.
The Anchorage Assembly voted 5-6 to reject a resolution that would have required the administration to increase parking capacity at the Basher Trailhead from the planned 45 spaces to 60 spaces.
The Chugach State Park Citizen Advisory Board will hold its May meeting on May 11 in Anchorage with remote access options available.