MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly will hold a regular Assembly meeting on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 6 p.m. in the Assembly Chambers, 350 East Dahlia Avenue, Palmer, Alaska. A public hearing will be held on the following items, please see below for instructions for calling into the meeting to provide testimony: OR 26-032: An Ordinance Adopting MSB 1.10.170 And MSB 3.35, 6.5 Percent Areawide Sales Tax, Repealing Areawide Property Tax, And Submitting The Proposition To The Voters At The November 3, 2026, Regular Borough Election. IM 26-048 OR 26-039: An Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating $100,000 From The Mat-Su Trails And Parks Foundation For The Upgrades To The West Butte Trailhead. RS 26-025: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And Budget For The Upgrades To The West Butte Trailhead. IM 26-061 OR 26-058: An Ordinance Establishing A Tax On Certain Natural Resources Whenever The Natural Resource Is Severed And Removed From Property Within The Matanuska-Susitna Borough And Providing For Penalties For Failure To Pay Taxes Due By Adopting MSB 3.55, Natural Resource Severance Tax. IM 26-096 OR 26-066: An Ordinance Authorizing The Borough Manager To Convey Certain Borough Owned Excess Land From The Point MacKenzie Rail Extension Project To The State Of Alaska For Economic Development (Tracts 10A And 13A, Point MacKenzie Terminal Reserve, Plat No. 2025 179, Palmer Recording District). IM 26-108 OR 26-069: An Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating $3,468 From The Alaska State Department Of Natural Resources, Office Of History And Archaeology, For The 2026 National Alliance of Preservation Commissions (NAPC) Forum Travel Grant Project. RS 26-054: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And Budget And Authorizing The Manager To Enter Into The State Grant Agreement For The 2026 NAPC Travel Grant Project. IM 26-112 OR 26-070: An Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating $21,595 Of Revenues From Fiscal Year 2026 Public Donations To The Animal Care And Regulation Capital Projects Budget For Animal Care Division Facility Programs. RS 26-055: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And Budget For Animal Care Division Facility Programs That Support Animal Care And Regulation Priorities And Objectives. IM 26-113 OR 26-071: An Ordinance Approving An Additional Land Classification For 16 Borough Owned Properties Along Deshka River As Watershed Lands For The Purpose Of Fish Habitat. IM 26-114 OR 26-072: An Ordinance Adopting MSB 3.15.036 $75,000, Owner-Occupied Residential Real Property Exemption And MSB 1.10.170, 1.5 Percent Areawide Sales Tax (With Exemptions For Sales Within The Cities); And Submitting The Proposition To The Voters At The November 3, 2026, Regular Borough Election. IM 26-117 IN WRITING: You can submit written comments to leg.com@matsugov.us TELEPHONIC TESTIMONY: · Dial 1-855-225-2326; You will hear "Joining conference" when you are admitted to the meeting. · You will be automatically muted and able to listen to the meeting. · When the Mayor announces audience participation or a public hearing you would like to speak to, press *3; you will hear "Your hand has been raised." · When it is your turn to testify you will hear "Your line has been unmuted." · State your name for the record, spell your last name, and provide your testimony. OBSERVE: Observe the meeting via the live stream video at: · https://matanuska.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx · https://www.facebook.com/MatSuBorough · Matanuska-Susitna Borough - YouTube Please call the Borough Clerk's Office at 907-861-8683 with questions. LONNIE R. McKECHNIE, CMC, Borough Clerk Pub: June 10/2026