The Matanuska-Susitna Borough is soliciting applications from non-profit agencies for the FY2026 Mat-Su Human Services Community Matching Grant Program (MSHSCMG). The application period opens at 8 a.m. on Monday, May 12, 2025, and closes at 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 13, 2025. Applicants may request up to $50,000 per agency.

Eligible 501(C)(3) organizations based in the State of Alaska and providing services within the Matanuska-Susitna Borough are encouraged to visit the FY2026 MSHSCMG page at https://transparency.matsugov.us/pages/humanservicescmg. Application requirements, Amplifund applicant training, and a link to the opportunity are available on this site.

Technical assistance sessions will be held Wednesday, May 14, 2025, and Wednesday May 28, 2025, at 10 a.m. to guide potential applicants through the Amplifund registration and application process. These sessions will be conducted through Microsoft Teams and are not mandatory. The teams link can be found on the opportunity announcement in Amplifund.

Questions that are not answered through the opportunity notice or technical assistance sessions may be directed to the Mat-Su Borough Grants office at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough (Borough) Land & Resource Management Division has received a request from the Matanuska Electric Association (MEA) for a public utility easement on Borough-owned land. The property is located between milepost 59 and milepost 60 of the Parks Highway (tax account 18N03W20B001). Currently there is an existing utility easement and powerline on the property. MEA needs to relocate a power pole to a new location. Alaska Oil & Gas Conversation Commission has an orphan well plugging and abandonment project in the right-of-way adjacent to the Borough property. The existing power pole is too close to the wells and needs to be moved. This property was acquired by the Borough for the Port MacKenzie Rail Extension.

Supporting material is available for public inspection by appointment only during normal business hours on the 2^nd floor of the Borough Building in the Land & Resource Management office or visit the Public Notice Section on the Borough’s web page, www.matsugov.us.  Public comment is invited on this request.  If you have any comments please mail or deliver them to the Borough offices at the address indicated above, no later than May 27, 2025.  If you have questions about this request or would like to schedule an appointment to view supporting materials, call Lisa Gray at 907-861-7848 between 8 am - 5 pm or you can send an e-mail to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (please refer to MSB008191 Parks Highway Public Utility Easement when submitting comments). 

Dated: 4/30/2025

Re: Rights of Way Opening – Core Area with Big Lake RSA to remain Closed

From: Michelle Olsen, ROW Coordinator

The Rights of Way in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough (MSB) will open to normal construction as of 7:00 am on May 5, 2025 for the core area, with Big Lake RSA and northern areas to remain closed. The core area is described as extending to the Little Susitna Bridge on the Parks Highway and the Granite Creek Bridge on the Glenn Highway. The Big Lake RSA and the northern portions of the Borough will remain closed until a later date.

Any questions about where it is open may be addressed to Michelle Olsen at 861-7803.

If you are restarting an existing project from last year, remember to contact the Permit Center 24 hours before work commences. You can reach the Permit Center at 907-861-7822 or by e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Be smart about the ground frost levels. If the area is shaded or insulated with overburden, it may contain frozen dirt and gravel. Do not place frozen material back in the hole; replace it with a similar type of unfrozen material and compact it to 95% or greater.

Roadways in the core area may still be pumping water. Weight restrictions were still in place on the roads in the core area listed below at the time of this letter. Please check the Websites listed below for additional up-to-date information on weight restrictions.

Effective April 30, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. the following Borough maintained roads are restricted to the following:

All Borough maintained paved and gravel roads are restricted to 100% of legal axle load, no overloads.

The following roads remain restricted to 50% of legal axle load, no overloads:

• RSA 14: Candywine, McNeese, Rian Ave, Donovan Way & Lynn Dr.
• RSA 17: Lewis Lp., Captain Cir., & Burma Rd.
• RSA 21: Echo Lake Dr., Papoose Twins, Dawson Dr., Burma Rd., Wolf Rd., Pond Lilly & Victor Rd
• RSA 26: River Dr. & Peacefull Ln.
• RSA 20 and north to remain at 50% of legal axle load

Hyperlink to MSB weight restrictions:

https://matsugov.us/publicnotice/seasonal-weight-restrictions-2025

Hyperlink to State of Alaska weight restrictions:

https://dot.alaska.gov/mscve/pages/weightrestrictions.shtml

The roads north of this core area and the Big Lake RSA area remain closed.

If service calls are needed in these areas, please use light-duty trucks only, not heavy work trucks or trucks with heavy equipment. We rely on you to help manage the MSB’s maintenance costs by being aware of the conditions of our roads and keeping the cost of our maintenance low. If individual roads are soft or pumping water, please turn around and delay the work until the roadways firm up. It is recommended that lighter-weight vehicles be used to scope out roadways first.

Have fun and be safe!

Sincerely,

Michelle Olsen, RWA

Right of Way Coordinator

907-861-7822

DECISION UPDATE: On May 15, 2025, the Planning Director held a public hearing related to this request. After reviewing all information and comments related to this request the Director approved the Administrative Permit (#10305) with twenty-three conditions. In accordance with MSB 15.39, an appeal of this decision may be filed within twenty-one (21) calendar days from the date of the approval by the Planning Director. Appeals are filed with the Borough Clerk's office.

Emerson Krueger, on behalf of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Land and Resource Development Division, applied for an Administrative Permit under MSB 17.30 – Earth Materials Extraction. The Administrative Permit would allow for the removal of approximately 90,000 cubic yards of gravel through 2027. The site is located on the east side of the Parks Highway at Milepost 128, Tax ID #28N05W19D001; within Township 28 North, Range 5 West, Section 19, Seward Meridian. Comments on the proposed material sale can be sent to LMD, 350 E. Dahlia Ave, Palmer, AK 99645, or emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Please reference project file MSB008185 when submitting comments on the borough resource sale.

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Planning Director will conduct a public hearing concerning the administrative permit application for the proposed earth material extraction activity on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in the Borough Assembly Chambers located at 350 E. Dahlia Avenue in Palmer. This may be the only presentation of this item before the Planning Director, and you are invited to attend.

Application materials may be viewed online at www.matsugov.us by clicking on “All Public Notices & Announcements.” For additional information, you may contact Rick Benedict, Current Planner, by phone: 907-861-8527. Provide written comments by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or by mail to MSB Development Services Division, 350 E. Dahlia Avenue, Palmer, AK 99645.

The public may provide verbal testimony at the meeting or telephonically by calling 1-855-290-3803. To be eligible to file an appeal from a decision of the Planning Director, a person must be designated an interested party. See MSB 15.39.010 for the definition of an interested party. The procedures governing appeals to the Board of Adjustment and Appeals are contained in MSB 15.39.010-250, which is available on the Borough home page: www.matsugov.us, in the Borough Clerk’s office, and at various libraries within the borough.

Comments are due on or before May 2, 2025, and will be included in the Planning Director packet. Please be advised that comments received from the public after that date will not be included in the staff report but will be provided to the Director at the meeting.