Assembly to vote on loan for Talkeetna sewer and water system

Next week, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly is scheduled to vote on the Talkeetna sewer and water system borrowing over $200,000 from the borough’s revolving loan fund.

The borough’s public works department made the request to borrow funds in order to pay for measures to bring the Talkeetna sewer lagoon into compliance with its state permit.

Late last year, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation notified the borough that it intended to begin enforcement actions for repeated violations in required monthly tests of water flowing from the lagoon to the Talkeetna River.

The resolution says that planned repairs and upgrades include an aeration system, electrical upgrades, wetland repair, and wastewater collection repair.

The borough is also seeking grant funding from the United States Department of Agriculture to develop reports necessary for further grant applications for the projects.

If approved by the assembly, $214,000 will be transferred to the Talkeetna sewer and water system for a thirty year term with an interest rate that must also be approved by the assembly.

Since the legislation is in the form of a resolution, there is no dedicated public hearing. The vote is scheduled to take place at the January 26^th borough assembly meeting.