matanuska-susitna borough
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Administrative divisions of the Matanuska-Susitna Valley in AlaskaTRANSCRIPT
Warren Keogh, #[email protected]
Vern Halter, #[email protected]
Jim Colver, #[email protected]
Darcie K. Salmon, #[email protected]
Steve Colligan, #[email protected]
Ronald Arvin, #[email protected]
Noel Woods, #[email protected]
www.matsugov.us
Larry DeVilbiss, [email protected]
Warren Keogh, #[email protected]
Vern Halter, #[email protected]
Jim Colver, #[email protected]
Darcie K. Salmon, #[email protected]
Steve Colligan, #[email protected]
Ronald Arvin, #[email protected]
Noel Woods, #[email protected]
www.matsugov.us
Larry DeVilbiss, [email protected]
To see a complete listing of all boards and commissions, please go to http://www.matsugov.us/Clerk/boards-commission and scroll to the bottom of the page, and click on membership.
Private Driveway Snow Removal NoticeTHE MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ROAD MAINTENANCE DIVISION WISHES TO BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOROUGH RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS THAT IT IS ILLEGAL TO PLOW SNOW FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY ONTO OR ACROSS THE PUBLIC ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAYS. ILLEGAL PLOWING OF SNOW ONTO THE ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY REDUCES THE WIDTH OF THE DRIVING SURFACE, CREATES SAFETY HAZARDS, RESTRICTS SIGHT DISTANCE, CREATES DRAINAGE PROBLEMS DURING SPRING RUN-OFF, AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT AND MORE COSTLY FOR SNOW REMOVAL O P E R A T I O N S . A D D I T I O N A L COSTS MEANS ADDITIONAL TAXES.B O R O U G H O R D I N A N C E S ALLOW A FINE OF UP TO $500.00 FOR EACH VIOLATION. WE ASK FOR THE COOPERATION OF ALL RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS OF THE BOROUGH.
Home & Drivewayto Home
Snow is to pushed diagonally from center of driveway in the directions of the arrows only.
property line
edge of road
ANIMAL CARE AND REGULATION BOARD
Did you know...?Within the borough, no person shall own any dog or cat over the age of six months without registering each dog or cat. (MSB 24.10.010)If you have any questions please call the Animal Care and Regulation Shelter at 746-5500.
ANNUAL FIREFIGHTER & EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICESAWARDS CEREMONY
DATE: Tuesday, March 27, 2012TIME: 6:30 p.m.
LOC: Central Mat-Su Public Safety Building 101 West Swanson Avenue - Wasilla
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS
All meetings of recognized boards, committees, and commissions of the Borough are open to the public and are held at Borough offices, 350 E. Dahlia Ave., Palmer, AK, unless specified otherwise. Three or more Assembly Members may be present at advertised public meetings of federal, state, and local governments or other entities. Meetings are scheduled as follows:
BOARD DATE TIME LOCATIONBogard RSA Board of Supervisors 03/27/12 4:00 pm Mat-Su Borough Operations & (previously scheduled for 3/26/12) Maintenance BuildingJoint Assembly/Planning Commission 03/27/12 6:00 pm Assembly ChambersTransportation Advisory Board 03/28/12 2:30 pm Assembly ChambersJoint Assembly/School Board 04/02/12 12:00 pm Mat-Su Borough School District Committee on School Issues Administration BuildingPlanning Commission 04/02/12 6:00 pm Assembly ChambersAssembly Regular Meeting 04/03/12 6:00 pm Assembly ChambersAbbreviated Plat 04/04/12 8:30 am Assembly ChambersEmergency Medical Services Board 04/04/12 6:00 pm Cottonwood Public Safety BuildingPlatting Board 04/05/12 8:30 am Assembly ChambersGreater Butte RSA Board of Supervisors 04/05/12 6:00 pm Mat-Su Borough Operations & Maintenance BuildingHistorical Preservation Commission 04/05/12 6:30 pm Colony House Museum, Palmer
If you would like further information on any of these meetings or are interested in serving on any of the advisory boards, please call the Borough Clerk’s Office at 745-9683, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Borough Website is: http://www.matsugov.us.
Disabled persons needing reasonable accommodation in order to participate at a Borough Board/Commission meeting should contact the Borough ADA Coordinator at 746-7432 at least one week inadvance of the meeting.
The Planning Team meetings scheduled are: (Planning teams consist of Planning staff and members of the public who are appointed by the Planning Commission to work on community comprehensive plans and special land use districts, and community planning meetings.)
Willow Comprehensive Plan 04/05/12 6:30 pm Willow Community Center Planning Team Meeting
The Community Council meetings scheduled are: (Community Councils are not agencies or subgroups of the Borough)
Gateway Community Council Annual Meeting 03/27/12 7:00 pm Mat-Su CollegeSutton Community Council 03/28/12 6:30 pm Sutton Elementary School, Compute LabNorth Lakes Community Council 03/29/12 7:00 pm Mat-Su Boys & Girls Club, 3700 E. Bogard RoadTalkeetna Community Council 04/02/12 7:00 pm Talkeetna Elementary SchoolWillow Area Community Organization 04/02/12 7:00 pm Willow Community CenterSusitna Community Council 04/05/12 7:00 pm Upper Susitna Seniors Center
Publish: March 23, 2012 #03-22-12
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDAASSEMBLY CHAMBERS
DOROTHY-SWANDA JONES BUILDING
REGULAR MEETING 6 P.M. MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012
I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND DETERMINATION OF QUORUM
II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV. CONSENT AGENDA *All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the Commission
and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commission Member so request, in which case the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.
*A. MINUTES 1. March 5, 2012, regular meeting minutes 2. March 19, 2012, regular meeting minutes
*B. INTRODUCTION FOR PUBLIC HEARING: QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTERS
*C. INTRODUCTION FOR PUBLIC HEARING: LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
V. COMMITTEE REPORTS
VI. AGENCY/STAFF REPORTS
VII. LAND USE CLASSIFICATIONS
VIII. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION (three minutes per person, for items not scheduled for public hearing)
IX. PUBLIC HEARING: QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTERS (Public Hearing to begin at 6:15 p.m.) Commission members may not receive or engage in ex-parte contact with the applicant, other
parties interested in the application, or members of the public concerning the application or issues presented in the application.
The Planning Commission members may submit questions to the Planning Commission Clerk concerning the following matters or request for more information from the applicant at the time of the introduction. All questions and requests submitted by the Commission shall be in writing and copies will be provided to the applicant and made available to all interested parties and the public upon request. Answers to questions and additional material requests will be addressed in the staff report for the public hearing.
X. PUBLIC HEARING: LEGISLATIVE MATTERS A. Resolution No. 12-06. A resolution recommending repeal of the requirement for a Core Area
Land Use Permit (Staff, Alex Strawn) B. Resolution No. 12-07. A resolution recommending amendments to the MSB 17.28 Interim
Materials District and MSB 17.125 Definitions to include provisions for sound levels by receiving land uses (Staff, Alex Strawn)
XI. CORRESPONDENCE & INFORMATION
XII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
XIII. NEW BUSINESS
XIV. COMMISSION BUSINESS A. Upcoming Planning Commission Agenda Items (Staff, Alex Strawn)
XV. DIRECTOR AND COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
XVI. ADJOURNMENT (Mandatory Midnight) In order to be eligible to file an appeal from a decision of the Planning Commission, a person must be
designated an interested party. See MSB 15.39.010 for definition of “Interested Party.” The procedures governing appeals to the Board of Adjustment & Appeals are contained in MSB 15.39.010-250, which is available on the borough Internet home page, http://www.matsugov.us, in the Borough Clerk’s office, or at various libraries within the borough.
Publish: March 23, 2012 #03-20-12
ASSEMBLY AGENDA JOINT ASSEMBLY/PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
BOROUGH ASSEMBLY CHAMBERS 350 E. DAHLIA AVENUE, PALMER
SPECIAL MEETING 6 P.M. TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2012
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
IV. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
V. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
VI. ITEMS OF BUSINESS
A. Planning Commission Decisions Coming Forward to the Assembly (requested by Assemblymember Woods)
B. Update on Stormwater Management Plan (Requested by Administration) C. South Denali Implementation Plan Update (Requested by Administration) D. School Site Selection Update (Requested by Administration)
VII. INTRODUCTION (for public hearing on 04/03/12, Borough Assembly Chambers)
A. Ordinance Serial No. 12-055: AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $100,375,000 TO FUND 400, SCHOOL PROJECTS, FOR THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND INSTALLATION OF A. SCHOOL AND RELATED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE BOROUGH AND $890,289 TO FUND 400 AND $51,105 TO FUND 450, FOR RELATED ISSUANCE COSTS FOR THE 2012 SERIES “A” GENERAL OBLIGATION SCHOOL BONDS, SERIES “B” SCHOOL REFUNDING BONDS, AND SERIES “C” PORT REFUNDING BONDS.
1. IM No. 12-084
VIII. MAYOR, ASSEMBLY PLANNING COMMISSION, AND STAFF COMMENTS
IX. ADJOURNMENT
Publish: March 23, 2012 #03-23-12
MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGHPROPERTY OWNERS NOTICE
Applications for Farm Use Assessment are now available in the Assessment Division of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in Palmer.
Applications for Farm Use Assessment must be filed each year to qualify for tax deferral. The deadline for filing the application is on or before May 15, 2012.
The Assessment Division will be glad to answer any questions regarding the applications, including filing, subject to income verification.
Phone: (907) 745-9645 Address: 350 East Dahlia Ave, Palmer Alaska
Publish: March 23, April 13, May 4, 2012 #03-21-12
HORSESHOE LAKE ROAD UPGRADE OPEN HOUSEMarch 27, 2012 from 4:00 – 7:00 pm
129000 W. Creek Frontage Road (Mile 2.0 Big Lake Road)
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Public Works Department, and R&M Consultants invite you to come and see what is happening with the Horseshoe Lake Road project. The objective of this project is to address reoccurring operations, maintenance, and safety issues identified along the existing road alignment. Improvements have been identified for the existing road alignment that include widening the existing road, realigning the road to minimize property impacts, and adding roadside drainage ditches and culverts.
Contact 745-9802 with questions about the open house.
MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGHPUBLIC NOTICE
The Hatcher Pass Recreational Area Access project will begin soon. Timber that is cleared from the site will be made available to the public for removal at no cost. Locations and times for removal will be posted on the Hatcher Pass Recreation Area’s Facebook page and the project website: http://www.matsugov.us/projects/hatcherpass/