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Great Land Trust and Su-Knik Wetlands Mitigation Bank Public Records

Update: This is information garnered from one of the Pioneer Reserve lawsuits.  This legal memorandum discloses that the Su-Knik Wetlands Mitigation Bank has sold almost $2 million in “mitigation credits” since 2010. IMPORTANT QUESTION: HOW MUCH $ HAS THE MSB RECEIVED OUT OF THIS $2 MILLION AND HOW MUCH HAVE…

Books about the Mat-Su Valley

While there are thousands of “Alaskana” books, there are not very many books which focus on the Mat-Su Valley. Here are some non-fiction Mat-Su Valley books: Frozen Shield: Alaska Cover-Up by Nick Mangieri.  (2000) The author was the Chief of Police for Palmer for just six months in 1975 before…

Laughing all the way to the Wetlands Mitigation Bank $$$

There was a presentation about the “Su-Knik Wetlands Mitigation Bank” at this week’s MSB Assembly meeting (April 17, 2018). The Su-Knik Wetlands Mitigation Bank is a public-private partnership.  It is sponsored by the MSB and Sustainable Environments LLC and/or Su-Knik Environments LLC.  The MSB owns the land – which is…

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…