Iditarod alums brave high water, meet in Talkeetna
By Phillip Manning Last Sunday, September 23rd, Talkeetna played host to an Iditarod reunion for alumni spanning the first ten years of the race. While the flooding last weekend displaced
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Public Works is assessing damage, mitigation options
Road access is being restored to some 100 roads in the Borough that have been closed due to flooding and water damage. The Borough Emergency Services has said preliminary assessments
Photograph, document, then clear out the soggy flotsam
Residents are reminded to document everything related to their recovery efforts, using photographs, lists of damaged items, and receipts for repairs or cleaning, such as sump-pump rental, cleaning supplies, or
Transitioning from response to recovery a process of many steps, will take time Officials say
Representatives from a number of Mat Su Borough and Alaska State departments outlined the steps toward recovery after last week’s flooding in the Northern Susitna Valley. Residents had many questions
Latest word on Village water from Borough officials: Not yet tested as safe
From the Mat-Su Borough office of Emergency Services: The water plant is flushing the system out with chlorine; expect to see the hydrants discharging water. Flushing the hydrants is the
Railroad makes progress on flood-damaged repairs
Alaska Railroad track repair crews have made better-than-expected progress in repairing a major washout that has left 500 feet of the mainline track dangling just south of Gold Creek (Milepost
Flood recovery information
A number of useful links about cleaning up after flood events is available online at flood.alaska.gov Mat-Su transfer sites are accepting flood damaged items free of charge through the weekend.
Gov. Parnell declares disaster for Mat-Su, Kenai and other areas affected by flooding
Governor Parnell has issued a condition of disaster for the Mat Su Borough, as well as the Kenai Borough and other unincorporated areas of Southcentral Alaska. In Talkeetna this evening,