Today, I happened to be over at the MSB gym and noticed…a new small building on the grass in a sort of nice spot and a new paved pathway leading to it from the MSB building. What is this? A bus stop? NOPE. It is the MSB’s “Smoke Shack.” Hmmm…this…
Posts published in April 2019
This is the MSB’s new catch phrase. It is how they are responding to many of my recent Public Records Requests. No explanations. No specifics. No apologies. Just – a one line response “There are no records responsive to this request.” Here are my April records requests. The theme was…
It is often helpful to look to other communities to find out how their local governments are functioning. How do other governments do things? Is our local gov’t doing the best job it could be doing? Let’s take Blaine, Minnesota for example. It is a medium-sized city with a population…
The Seward Meridian Parkway Improvements Project (Phase II), which will soon be underway, is on the agenda of the next MSB Parks, Recs and Trails Advisory board meeting. This long-delayed project made for a lively discussion on the Mat-Su Valley News Facebook group yesterday. A former MSB employee (Bill Klebesadel)…
The MSB signed a contract with Lifetime Adventures in December of 2017 to manage the GPRA ski chalet. (Photo of high school students waxing skis during a race at GPRA this past winter.) Here is the contract: GPRA Agreement with Lifetime Adventures 2017-12-28 Has Lifetime Adventures paid the $500 per…