The Mat-Su Borough Assembly voted down several tax proposals at their meeting this week. All are in an effort to diversify the tax structure.  District 2 Assemblymember Stephanie Nowers proposed … Assembly Fails Several Tax Proposals

The delayed spring has kept the fire season dampened so far, according to Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection Information Officer Sam Harrel. But, he says, the season is … Fire Season Shifting

Large gravel pits in the Mat-Su Borough have an outsized impact on the community in terms of dust, noise, and traffic, according to District 2 Assemblymember Stephanie Nowers. And, according … Assembly to Consider Gravel Tax

The Mat-Su Borough CLEANS program helps residents who may be experiencing hardships to clean up their properties. Borough Development Services Manager Wade Long says residents can apply to the program … Borough Program Helps Residents Clean Properties

The Mat-Su Borough is working to update the Talkeetna Transfer Station with a new entrance and to build a compost bay. Borough Solid Waste Division Manager Jeff Smith says a … A New Traffic Pattern for Talkeetna Transfer Station

Since the Alaska State Trooper outpost was removed from the Talkeetna area in 2015, residents in the Upper Valley have tried to get it back. Captain Kid Chan attended the … Council Reignites Push for Trooper Outpost

Current Mat-Su Borough land classifications along the Deshka River are based on the State’s Deshka River Recreation Management Plan from the 1990s. Borough Natural Resources Manager Emerson Krueger says the … Borough Considers Reclassifying Deshka Parcels to Protect Fisheries

For the past few years, the Talkeetna riverbanks have been eroding at the end of Main Street and downriver. According to Mat-Su Borough Public Works Director Tom Adams, there have … Talkeetna Riverbank Continues to Erode

After several years of searching for an adequate water facility site, the Mat-Su Borough has requested conveyance of two State-owned parcels on Front Street. The Department of Natural Resources has … Mat-Su Borough Requests State Land for Water Facility