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Podcast: East Anchorage Book Club with Andrew Gray
Episode: THE UNIFICATION OF ANCHORAGE 1975: Jane Angvik, Charter Commission Member
Description: Send us Fan MailAnchorage Charter Commission member Jane Angvik ran for the Anchorage Charter Commission not too long after she had moved to Anchorage in 1973. What she had learned during her time working for the Greater Anchorage Borough Planning Department was that the City of Anchorage and the Borough of Anchorage hated each other – they couldn’t stop suing each other, and the State of Alaska had grown weary of the drama. The ridiculous conflict even resulted in the loss of life. This is Jane Angvik’s recollections of her time serving on the Charte...