A new commercial development which includes a Three Bears Convenience Store, Gas Station, Sudzy Salmon Car Wash, and Midas Auto Shop, which is being built by “Steam LLC” and spearheaded by Mat-Su Valley builder Todd Nugent of Howdie Construction and Architect Pat Eder, was on the agenda of the March…
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This item is on the agenda of the upcoming April 21, 2020 Mat-Su Borough Assembly meeting. The Manager is seeking approval to use $2.5 million from the Solid Waste enterprise fund to pay for an emergency fix for the ongoing methane gas problem at the Central Landfill on the P-W…
This is a list of private practice attorneys based in the Mat-Su Valley who are currently actively practicing law and taking on new clients. (See footnotes below.) This list is in ALPHABETICAL order with the following information: Attorney’s Name, Year Attorney was licensed in Alaska, Law Firm Name, Mailing and/or…
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…
Here is the signed Lisa Behrens vs. Mat-Su Borough Settlement Agreement. The MSB is paying Ms. Behrens $400,000. Each side is paying for their own attorney fees & costs. The MSB’s attorney fees for this case are significant. The MSB Law Department hired the law firm of Perkins Coie to…
Due to the Corona Virus Pandemic, many local governments have changed the procedures with how their meetings are conducted. Teleconferencing, Zoom, and other forms of technology are being used now in various ways. Eugene Carl Haberman, an expert on the Open Meetings Law and Public Process, has been attending and…
The United States Attorney’s Office issued a press release last week announcing that “Jay Osmond Gardner” of Wasilla has been charged with the federal crimes of identity theft and false statements. The Affidavit filed in Federal Court to support the arrest warrant gives details of Mr. Gardner’s possible connection to…
Rose Dunleavy, the late mother of Governor Mike Dunleavy, was a political powerhouse in Democratic and Union politics in Scranton, Pennsylvania during the 1970s and 1980’s. Mike Dunleavy (who is a resident of Wasilla in the Mat-Su Valley) has described his parents, Edward and Rose, as pro-Union, FDR Democrats. Edward…
Mat-Su Borough Manager John Moosey is moving on to the same position with the City of Palmer. Moosey has been with the MSB for nine years. He was hired by the MSB in the Spring of 2011 and came here from Chisago County, Minnesota. The City of Palmer’s current manager,…
Here are a dozen suggestions for improving the Mat-Su Borough Government. These proposals concern transparency, efficiency and cost savings. It is budget season and we are facing shortfalls. We can no longer waste money. We need to pay for essential services. Also, the residents of the Valley deserve a more…