“EQUITY” versus “EQUALITY” These two terms may sound similar but they could not be further apart in meaning. “Equity” is the new buzzword among liberal politicos. This controversial concept is very different from the traditional American value of “equality.” Last week, the Alaska Watchman website posted an essay by its…
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In August, 2019, the Mat-Su Borough School District Administration submitted a proposal to the Mat-Su Borough School Board to buy the building that houses the Mat-Su Central School. The owners offered to sell the building to the school district for $5.1 million. The Mat-Su Central school (which is a correspondence…
Last weekend was the July 4th holiday. Independence Day was on Saturday. And there was a full moon on Sunday, July 5th. Despite many activities being cancelled, there was plenty of celebrating in the Mat-Su Valley. The weather was perfect (sunny and hot) for days and days only breaking today…
There were two new Conditional Use Permits involving marijuana businesses on the agenda of yesterday’s Mat-Su Borough Planning Commission meeting – July 6, 2020. Both were for cultivation facilities – one in Wasilla and one in Talkeetna. Note: The Planning Commission ought to change its name to the Marijuana Permit…
MSB Mayor & Assembly Members’ travel/mileage reimbursement amounts for FY2020 The amounts varied from a low of ZERO to a high of $9,613.37. Scroll down to see the specific reimbursement amounts for each elected official for FY2020. Background: The Mat-Su Borough Assembly members are each paid $13,300 per year plus…
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…
This week’s “best and worst” of social media round up features just one story because it was so awesome. “The Bachelor” saga took place on two different Facebook groups this past week and immediately garnered the attention of hundreds of fans. The story started out on the “Hiking in Alaska”…
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…
Palmer City Clerk Norma Alley has rejected an effort to recall Palmer City Council Member Richard Best on legal grounds. In her Clerk’s Report for tonight’s Palmer City Council Meeting (May 12, 2020), Alley explains that the Recall Petition Application was rejected after a legal review. The sponsors of the…
Mat-Su Borough Assembly member (and Deputy Mayor) James “Dan” Mayfield was determined to do away with the newly proposed “strong mayor” ordinance at Tuesday night’s MSB Assembly meeting (May 5th 2020.) NOTE: Mayfield has represented Big Lake, Settlers Bay, Knik and Pt Mac since 2014. He is termed off the…