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To make Fairbanks roads safer and to help drivers spend less time waiting for morning trains to pass, transportation officials want to improve railroad crossings across the area by adding warning signs, automating train switches and elevating portions of rail tracks. Fairbanks Area Surface Transportation Planning, known as fast FAST Planning, Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, as well as the Alaska Railroad Corporation, completed a year-and-a-half long project at the end of May, analyzing 15 areas with 69 railroad crossings, excluding those within Fort Wainwright. For ...

ONTARIO The city of Ontario will be receiving a new gazebo in one of its parks soon according to Al Cablay, public works director with Jacobs, the city’s public works department. He noted in the corresponding staff report that an existing gazebo, currently located at 797 SW 12th Street, was a donation “made by a private party.” Cablay said that the city was approached by the homeowner in December of 2020 and since that time, city staff has been coordinating with the donor on relocating the structure. The report details how the structure has been inspected by city staff from bot...

ONTARIO Evergreen Cemetery was one of the topics of discussion at the most recent Ontario Public Works Committee meeting on Tuesday. Ontario Public Works Director Al Cablay reported to the committee that the cemetery’s north gate has “recently” been reopened to the public. He said that the comments and inquires regarding the cemetery were received over the course of 60 days and during this time the suggestion to open the grounds back up was made through “the cemetery and the city manager’s office.” The public works department responded to the suggestion explained...

ONTARIO Did you know that when former Ontario City Councilor Dan Capron moved out of city limits, thereby resigning from his seat, he didn’t have to? The city of Ontario’s municipal charter states that in order to be elected, a person has to have lived within city limits for one year, but once a person is elected, they could theoretically move outside the city altogether and keep on serving. While that may not have been the original intent of the authors, the 8-page document still reads that way 36 years since its last update in 1985. This is among about 20 subsections that are prop...

Strong defense and goals by Alyssa Duke and Shyra James powered the Buffs to a 2-0 upset over No. 17 Arizona State. By Matthew Lenneman