 April 30, 2003
 the public meeting held at the Capitol on April 29th. In response to requests from constituents and concerned citizens Senators Johnny Ellis (D-Anchorage) and Kim Elton (D-Juneau) decided to sponsor a public meeting so that individuals could have the forum they requested to express their thoughts. The "People's Public Hearing" was held Tuesday night. Senator Hollis French (D-Anchorage) and Representatives Les Gara (D-Anchorage), Beth Kerttula (D-Juneau), Ethan Berkowitz (D-Anchorage), Sharon Cissna (D-Anchorage), David Guttenberg (D-Fairbanks) and Paul Seaton (R-Homer) also attended. Over 60 people spoke at the meeting from Legislative Information Offices in Anchorage and Sitka, at the capitol in Juneau, and by telephone. In a news release, the Alaska Democrats noted the overwhelming majority of the public hearing participants said "no" to DEC's proposed regulations. Comments on the regulations are due tomorrow, May 1st. Comments can be sent to the State, via Kimberly Stryker, Division of Environmental Health, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, 555 Cordova St, Anchorage, Alaska 99501, by facsimile at (907) 269-7510, or by e-mail at Kimberly_Stryker@dec.state.ak.us. The proposed regulations can
be viewed at http://www.state.ak.us/dec/dec_cal.htm#90.
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