A source just told me that Sean Parnell and his consulting company NavNorth were hired by the MSB to SELL THE PORT. (The MSB paid NavNorth $103,500 from July 2016 – July 2018. I have been awaiting more public records to find out exactly what NavNorth did for all this…
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This is how stuff really works in the Mat-Su Valley. Everything is done “behind the scenes.” This memo was not released by the MSB or the MSHF. Luckily, the City of Wasilla is a bit more transparent and so it was included in a meeting packet. NOTE: Of course the…
A source told me that the Manager issues monthly “Confidential” Memos to the Assembly Members. These memos contain all the important information about what he is working on and what is really going on at the MSB. These are different than the public “Manager’s Reports” which are on the website…
Why is the MSB Assembly holding a “Planning” Meeting at Turkey Red (in the restaurant’s small conference room) instead of at their Chambers which is located just down the street at the main MSB Building? (This was originally posted on the Facebook group “Borough Budget Watch.”) OFF SITE MEETINGS:…
The MSB makes it very, very difficult to get financial records. I submitted this new Public Records request a few days ago (January 8, 2019): The MSB’s response – Please pay $258.90. Me: What? MSB: Me:
The State of Alaska issues an annual Executive Compensation and Travel Report. The MSB needs to issue a similar report. The public has a right to review all salaries and all travel expenses – who travelled, purpose of travel, and costs. Here are examples from the State’s report. The…
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough, compared to the State of Alaska and other boroughs and cities, puts very little information on its website. The MSB does not have an online checkbook or share executive travel records like the State of Alaska. The MSB doesn’t post any reports from its Internal Auditor like…
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…
Eugene Carl Haberman is a fixture at local public meetings. He regularly attends the MatSu Borough Assemby meetings, including the 4 p.m. “Special Meetings,” the MSB School Board meetings, the MSB Planning Commission, the MSB Port Commission meetings, the MSB Wastewater and Septage Advisory Board meetings, the MSB Aviation Advisory…
The MSB Assembly members have a longstanding tradition of eating dinner together with the taxpayers footing the bill. There is often a “Special Meeting” at 4 p.m. prior to the regular Assembly meeting at 6 p.m. The MSB leaders have dinner in between these meetings, often purchased from the Colony…