MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly will hold a regular Assembly meeting on Tuesday, August 4, 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 26-080: An Ordinance Adopting The Areawide Power To Acquire Public Rights-Of-Way, Design And Construct Roads, Streets, Sidewalks, And Related Drainage Facilities; And To Submit The Question To The Qualified Areawide Voters At The November 3, 2026, Regular Election. IM 26-126 OR 26-081: An Ordinance Changing School Board Terms From 3 Year Terms To 4 Year Terms, Providing For Transitory Terms To Align School Board And Assembly District Terms, And To Submit The Question To The Qualified Areawide Voters At The November 3, 2026, Regular Election. IM 26-127 OR 26-083: An Ordinance Adopting MSB 1.10.170 And MSB 3.35, 3 Percent Areawide Sales Tax, Enacting An Areawide Real Property Tax Cap Of 4 Mills, And Submitting The Proposition To The Voters At The November 3, 2026, Regular Borough Election. IM 26-129 OR 26-085: An Ordinance Defining A Newspaper Of General Circulation And The Words Publish Or Publication. IM 26-132 OR 26-073: An Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating $5,000 From The Scotty Gomez Foundation For Any Improvements To Big Lake Lions Recreation Center. RS 26-058: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And Budget For Any Improvements To The Big Lake Lions Recreation Center. IM 26-118 OR 26-074: An Ordinance Reappropriating $400,000 From Central Mat-Su Fire Service Area Fund Balance To The Central Mat-Su FSA Facilities And Vehicles Project For Perfluoroalkyl Substances Mitigation And Remediation Activities. RS 26-059: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And Budget For Perfluoroalkyl Substances Mitigation And Remediation Activities. IM 26-119 OR 26-075: An Ordinance Approving An Appropriation Of $275,000 From The West Lakes Fire Service Area Fund Balance To A Project To Upgrade Radios. RS 26-060: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And Budget For A Project To Upgrade Radios For The West Lakes Fire Service Area. IM 26-120 OR 26-076: An Ordinance Approving An Appropriation Of $25,000 From The West Lakes Fire Service Area Fund Balance To A Project To Purchase A New Brush Skid Unit. RS 26-061: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And Budget For A Project To Purchase A New Brush Skid Unit For The West Lakes Fire Service Area. IM 26-121 OR 26-077: An Ordinance Amending The Composition Of The Borough Fish And Wildlife Commission To Reduce The Membership From 8 Voting Members To 7 Voting Members. IM 26-123 OR 26-078: An Ordinance Amending MSB 15.39.190(D) And MSB 24.30.030(B)(10) To Require Deliberations To Be Held In Open Session. IM 26-124 OR 26-079: An Ordinance Amending MSB 2.12.112(F) To Clarify The Effective Date Of Assembly Action When A Motion To Reconsider Is Withdrawn Or Fails. IM 26-125 OR 26-082: An Ordinance To Decrease The Marijuana Sales Tax Levy From 5 Percent To 3 Percent. IM 26-128 OR 26-084: An Ordinance Reappropriating $110,000 From The Land Management Permanent Fund To The Big Lake Lions Recreation Center Project For The Purchase Of The Adjacent Lot. (MSB008202) RS 26-063: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And Budget For The Purchase Of The Lot Adjacent To The Big Lake Lions Recreation Center. IM 26-130 OR 26-086: An Ordinance Approving Time Extension Of The Areawide Budget Appropriations For The Bradley Road Bridge Replacement Over Trapper Creek Project, The 2024 Shirley Towne Bridge Maintenance Project, And The 2024 Montana Creek Bridge Maintenance And Armoring Project To June 30, 2029. RS 26-067: A Resolution Approving The Scopes Of Work And Budgets For Six Bridge Projects. IM 26-137 OR 26-087: An Ordinance Accepting And Appropriating $323,298.14 From The Alaska State Department Of Health And Social Services, Approving The Scope Of Work And Budget For Human Services Community Matching Grant Program. RS 26-069: A Resolution Approving The Scope Of Work And Budget For The Human Services Community Matching Grant Program. RS 26-070: A Resolution Allocating Fiscal Year 2027 Human Services Community Matching Grant Program Funding To Non-Profit Agencies For The Provision Of Critically Needed Essential Health And Social Services To The Citizens Of The Borough. IM 26-140 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: July 29, 2026