Eric Phillips has been the director of the Borough’s Community Development now for a little over a week. He’s at the top spot for the Department which is responsible for all the trails, parks, libraries, and land resources in the borough. As the Communies of Trapper Creek, Susitna, and Talkeetna all continue to strive to bring facilities and improvements to their communities, Phillips says his approach is to listen to what people want. (more…)

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The Borough Assembly has approved a version of the roughly 393-million dollar budget at a session on Tuesday night after 2 nights of deliberation. The assembly forwarded the budget to Mayor Larry DeVilbiss after approving over two-dozen amendments. (more…)

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Terry Snyder has been closely following the Borough’s Budget process. Her analysis can be seen on her blog the Citizen Lobbyist. In a conversation with KTNA News, she explains the results of the first night of deliberations which took place on Monday, May 7th in Wasilla.

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SPUD ordinance governing roadside tree clearing, Public Toilets, Road Service Area changes, Susitna-Watana Dam

The Talkeetna Community Council held its May meeting Monday night at the Elementary School. It was an active meeting, with several resolutions passed to write letters in support of a number of issues within the borough.
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Host and producer Robin Song tells what the melting snow revealed about a drama which took place last fall. Audio is about 7 minutes. Text follows.

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On March 25th I decided to snowshoe to a pond to see what it looked like in wintertime. Previously, I had only been there in summer, when I had taken Lyra- and any dogs I was care taking- swimming on hot days. I was curious to see the area under a blanket of snow. (more…)

The “green” birding team of Robert Ambrose and Billy FitzGerald once again topped the list for most species identified during the twenty-four hour Talkeetna/ Trapper Creek Birdathon held over the weekend. Ambrose and FitzGerald biked 38 miles and walked 2 miles during their birding day, which,  at nineteen-and-a-half hours long, was a little short on sleep. They found 49 species.
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It’s the fuel that revs the engines of most talkeetna residents- and most of the world.  Coffee is a drink that many of

us take  for granted as a vital part of our daily lives; though, in reality, it’s a luxury.  Recently, Talkeetna’s Flying Squirrel Bakery Cafe hosted a coffee tasting for the community as well as training their own employees in the delicacies and intricacies of the specialty coffee world.  Amanda Randles followed the aroma to the source to learn more, and has this story:

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The Mat Su Borough is the fastest growing area of Alaska, and planners have a new tool to look into a future where all the land available to live on, is lived-on. Borough staff will be in Talkeetna tonight to discuss the new Density and Build-Out study, and what it means for residents of the borough as it continues to grow. Lorien Nettleton has more.

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Members of the Alaska Brain Injury Network are in Talkeetna this week holding their quarterly business meeting.  As Amanda Randles reports, the group holds their meetings in different places throughout the state and uses the time as outreach toward those who have suffered brain injuries.

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