Lot sizes in the Mat-Su Borough for single-family residential areas currently discourage density. A new ordinance proposed by District 4 Assemblymember Maxwell Sumner would allow lots to be reduced to … Planning Commission Approves Small Lot Ordinance

A federal judge ordered the US Department of Agriculture to disperse payments to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, recipients using contingency funds set aside for that purpose while the … Mat-Su Food Bank Tries to Fill the SNAP Gap

For more than 20 years, the Sunshine Station Child Care Center has offered day care services for children in the Upper Susitna Valley. Since Executive Director Kelsey Demarce took over … Sunhine Station Child Care Center Receives Funding for Expansion

The Mat-Su Borough Assembly passed their federal legislative priorities with no changes at their last meeting. Borough Manager Mike Brown says federal priorities are generally larger projects with higher funding … Assembly Approves Federal Legislative Priorities

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas is considering 10-year coal bed methane exploration licenses for two sites in the Susitna Valley. The sites cover more … Coal Bed Methane Exploration a Potential in Susitna Valley

Polling sites at the Borough Libraries in Talkeetna and Trapper Creek are open for early voting through November 3rd. Trapper Creek Elementary School, Talkeetna Public Library, and the Willow Community … Early Voting Begins in the Borough

Two amendments to the Mat-Su Borough Assembly’s state legislative priorities pushed fisheries management to the top of the list and added language to update some actions. District 5 Assemblymember Bill … Assembly Approves State Legislative Priorities

The Mat-Su Borough Planning Commission voted to repeal the existing mandatory land use permit to replace it with a mandatory land use review process. Borough Planning and Land Use Director … Planning Commission Approves Land Use Review Requirement

The Mat-Su Borough Planning Commission approved a resolution that ranked capital projects nominated by the public. Capital improvement projects cost a minimum of $20,000, would be in place for at … Planning Commission Recommends CIP Projects to Move Forward