Opinion ID: 2614000
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Heading: Statute and Regulations.

Text: The following statute and former DCRA regulations are relevant to this case. [10] Alaska Statute 44.47.573 provides: Notice of public hearings. Public notice of a hearing of the local boundary commission shall be given in the area in which the hearing is to be held at least 15 days before the date of the hearing.... The [DCRA] commissioner shall give notice of the hearing at least three times in the press, through other news media, or by posting in a public place, whichever is most feasible. Former 19 AAC 10.370 (reorganized 1992) provides in part: SERVICE. (a) The petitioner shall, by certified mail, serve a copy of the petition and brief, together with accompanying exhibits, to every municipality in or adjoining the territory. The service shall be made at the same time that the petition is filed with the [DCRA] commissioner. Former 19 AAC 10.380 (reorganized 1992) provides in part: NOTICE OF PETITION. (a) Upon receipt of notice from the [DCRA] that the petition and brief have been accepted, the petitioner shall cause notice of the filing of the petition to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the territory, or if a newspaper of general circulation is not available, post notice in at least three public and prominent locations... . (b) The petitioner shall furnish the [DCRA] commissioner with proof of compliance with (a) of this section. Upon receipt of the proof, the commissioner shall submit the petition and brief to the [local boundary] commission. Former 19 AAC 10.400 (reorganized 1992) provides: CALL FOR HEARING. The [local boundary] commission will establish a time and place for a hearing regarding the proposed incorporation which shall be held in or near the territory proposed for incorporation. The commission will publish notice of the hearing at least 15 days before the date of the hearing, at least three times in a newspaper of general circulation in the territory, through other news media, or by posting in a public place, whichever is most feasible.