This item – NPI Update – was in the MSB manager’s notes to the Assembly dated June 9th, 2020: The MSB Manager announced in his report (which was only released to the public late last week), that NPI, which has two long term leases at the PORT, has sublet a…
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This item is on the agenda of tonight’s Mat-Su Borough Assembly meeting (June 16, 2020). The MSB wants to sign a 32 year lease (with additional renewal options) with Renewable IPP, LLC, the small company that recently set up a large Solar Farm in Willow. This new Houston solar farm…
The MSB and State of Alaska are going full steam ahead on the West Susitna Road project. NOTE: If you are a property owner in this area, keep an eye on this project. From the below memo: “There are many cabins, lodges, and private property along the proposed route and…
The MSB Manager, in his most recent Manager’s notes (which are dated March 10th but only released on the MSB website on March 17th), finally gave out a tiny bit of information about a mining project or potential mining project in the northern part of the borough. The manager writes…
Summary: The Fish Creek Access Project is all about resource development. It is connected to the MSB’s ongoing but failed efforts to monetize the Port and Rail Spur and the State’s Road to Resources plans. The Fish Creek project is not really about “public access” to the northern one third…
Remember this MatsuMuckraker post from last August? https://matsumuckraker.com/2019/08/13/the-fishiest-ordinance-ever-proposed-by-the-msb-staff/ The MSB staff proposed draining the Land Fund of millions of dollars to start working on the “Fish Creek Access Project” and fund the new Willow Library. The ordinance was very odd for several reasons. 1. The MSB is having big budget…
The newest CAFR (Comprehensive Annual Financial Report) is on the MSB’s website. This report is generally released in January each year. It is an audit and analysis of the previous fiscal year. Here are the pages for the “Port Enterprise Fund.” The MSB is valuing this asset at $28,892,167. The…
A lot of interesting stuff has been happening in the MSB this Spring. We should all try to figure out exactly what the MSB is up to because the MSB never, ever discloses an entire plan up front so people have to play a GUESSING GAME. Here are some clues:…
Iron Horse Run, a proposed new subdivision, is on the agenda of the upcoming Platting Board meeting. The meeting is June 6, 2019. This is land that is currently owned by the Alaska Mental Health Trust. It is over three thousand acres total and the Rail Spur goes through it.…
M/V Susitna Timeline: 2002 – Lew Madden comes up with idea for a ferry to connect Anchorage to Point MacKenzie in the Mat-Su Valley & pitches his idea to the Mat-Su Borough 2003 – MSB solicits proposals for the Knik Arm Ferry Lockheed Martin wins with its proposal to “purpose-build”…