The Mat-Su Borough Planning Department presented their proposed budget at the Assembly’s special budget meeting this week, including technology improvements completed to date with a focus for continuing those efforts … Technology a Focus for Planning Department

Most Mat-Su Borough departments presented a budget proposal to the Assembly this week for the next fiscal year. Assembly members heard about the Port Mackenzie project, updates to the Borough … Borough Departments Proposed Budget to Assembly This Week

The Mat-Su Borough has applied for an administrative permit to extract gravel from a Borough-owned site located near mile 128 on the Parks Highway.  According to Alaska Department of Transportation … Borough Gravel Pit Will Supply Culvert Project

According to Mat-Su Borough Solid Waste Division Manager Jeff Smith, spring marks the beginning of the busy season at the landfill and transfer stations. And keeping the Borough clean is … Trash Coupons Are Available Now

Mat-Su Borough Assembly members voted to amend a proposed ordinance that would have required five members for all Road Service Area Boards in District 7. RSA Boards are advisory and … Upper Susitna Valley RSA Boards Remain Three Members

Four property owners were victims of thefts last week, totaling about $30,000 in stolen equipment, vehicles, tools, and other items. Alaska Department of Public Safety Communications Director Austin McDaniel says … About $30,000 Stolen in Trapper Creek Thefts

A popular fishing spot at Sunshine Creek near Talkeetna will become a day-use and camping area beginning this summer. The Sunshine Creek Day Use Area and Campground was originally constructed … Sunshine Campground to Open Soon

Spruce bark beetles were detected in southcentral Alaska in 2016. Since then, the beetle has been moving through the forest at a fast clip, killing white spruce and letting light … Beetle-Killed Spruce Fuel Loads Shift

According to the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center, six of the seven major wildfires in the Upper Susitna Valley occurred in the last 18 years. These fires were at least 100 … Largest Wildfires Occurred in Last Two Decades