Library Committee to Discuss Disbanding
Beyond approving the previous meeting minutes and tonight’s agenda, the only item before the Mat-Su Borough’s Library Citizens’ Advisory Committee is a resolution to dissolve the group. The Committee last
Public Outreach a Focus for Borough's Healthy Watershed Initiative Program
Habitat protection is the main focus for a new Mat-Su Borough Healthy Watershed Initiative aiming to educate residents about riparian habitat protection, the trees and shrubs along waterways. Borough Long-range
More Accessible Toilets in Talkeetna Funded in CIP
This year’s Mat-Su Borough Capital Improvement Program, or CIP, includes a dock, bike lane, ski lift, and toilets. Flushing toilets installed before last year’s tourist season in the Talkeetna Village
Assembly Fails Fuel Tax
Mat-Su Borough residents overwhelmingly voted against an area-wide fuel tax in November’s election, with about 4,000 residents in favor and about 9,000 residents against it. That’s according to Borough Clerk
Borough Requests Support for Talkeetna Erosion
For the past several years, erosion has destroyed the dike and revetment protecting the Talkeetna river bank at the end of Main Street. A study completed by the Army Corps
Holistic Discussion About Personal Watercraft Proposed
The Mat-Su Borough Planning Commission ultimately proposed discussing the definition of personal use watercraft in the lake management plan language at a later time when those management plans could be
Christmas Tree Cutting on State and Borough Land Opens
Christmas tree cutting is now allowed on Mat-Su Borough and State land for personal use. Mat-Su Borough Natural Resource Manager Emerson Krueger says to cut a tree at the Borough’s
Borough Interest on Debt Service to Cost 67 Million Over 20 Years
Earlier this year, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly floated the idea of paying for certain debt services through a proposed seven-cent gas tax and put it on the ballot. Borough residents
Assembly Fails Ordinance Restricting Control Over Election Brochures
This year’s Mat-Su Borough brochure ahead of the November elections included a statement about Charlie Kirk and other victims of political violence. It spurred a discussion about whether the brochure