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Posts published in March 2018

MSB Credit Card statements Nov 2017 thru Feb 2018 with highlights

The MSB is still spending a lot of money on food and travel.  Not as much as before I started doing these public records requests, but still too much. MSB Credit Cards Nov 2017 – Feb 2018 Scan_20180330_111000 (1) Here are some highlights from the above statements: The MSB Manager…

Talkeetna Field Trip

The MSB Assembly had a “Special Meeting” up at the Talkeetna Library on Friday, January 12th, at 11 a.m. The only item on the agenda was a “Financial Overview and Discussion of the Fiscal Year 2019 Budget.” Note: This meeting was NOT necessary as the budget discussions do not really…

Shhh….Beluga Whales don’t like noise

The MSB has issued an RFP for the additional repairs to the Port MacKenzie dock. 18-100B: PORT MACKENZIE CELL DOCK REPAIRS PHASE II Issue Date: February 23, 2018 10:15 am Pre-Bid: March 07, 2018 11:30 am in the Port Mackenzie Building Sealed Bid Due: April 03, 2018 02:30 pm Sealed…

UFVs and UFOs

There is a Planning Commission Meeting on April 2, 2018 and UFVs and UFOs are on the agenda. Resolution 18-09 is being introduced.  The MSB planning staff is advising the Planning Commission to adopt this resolution recommending that the MSB Assembly approve Ordinance 18-021. What is Ordinance 18-021??? An amendment/update to…

“Okay, but this is the very last one”…A Plat in six acts

This is the story of a plat and the platting process. Most of the documents can be found in this packet:  packet-20171207 stone creek The Setting Bogard Road is becoming more and more congested because seven schools, including the three largest Mat-Su Borough high schools – Palmer, Colony, and Wasilla – are…

The Wolf Lake SPUD (“This Spud’s for You!”)

(4/10/18) Update: The MSB is still working hard on the Wolf Lake Plan.  Here is a map they made (dated 3/15/18) for the proposed Wolf Lake Aviation Overlay District. There is a Joint Planning Commission/Platting Board meeting tonight (March 5, 2018) at 6 p.m . in the Assembly Chambers. Here…

Certificates of Participation (The Public is NOT allowed to participate!)

“Certificates of Participation”. These are loans that the public does NOT get to vote on.  Unlike bonds, only the Assembly has to approve COPs. These are a fairly new financial instruments. The MSB owes $20 million for these type of loans. And the MSB is considering borrowing more money via…

The Gateway Visitor Center and other unfinished projects

This is the new Gateway Visitor Center. Or it will be the Gateway Visitor Center if the MSB ever actually builds it. This beautiful facility was designed by Wolf Architecture (based in Palmer). This project has been in the works for years.  The MSB obtained the land on the Glenn…