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Assembly approves multiple annual road-maintenance contracts; Assemblymember Sumner recuses from McKenna Brothers items
Summary
The Assembly approved several annual road-maintenance contract awards on March 6, including multiple contracts awarded to McKenna Brothers Paving. Assemblymember Maxwell Sumner recused himself from action on the McKenna Brothers awards because of prior business with that contractor.
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly approved several annual road-maintenance contract awards at its March 6 meeting as part of the consent agenda, including contracts for Willow, Butte, Caswell Lakes and South Colony service areas. Several of those awards — AM 25-42, AM 25-45, AM 25-46 and AM 25-47 — were to McKenna Brothers Paving.
Assemblymember Maxwell Sumner disclosed prior business with McKenna Brothers, saying he had used the company in 2022–2023 for paving work on a subdivision and requested a ruling. After private discussion with the borough attorney, Sumner asked to be recused. "After further discussion, I would ask, if I could be recused for AM 25-42, AM 25-45, AM 25-46, AM 25-47," Sumner said; the Assembly honored the request and excused him from those items.
Deputy Mayor moved the contract awards as read by the clerk; the Assembly approved the consent agenda portions on the record with no objections recorded for the remaining members.
Why it matters: The awards fund routine annual maintenance for road service areas across the borough and represent major local public-works expenditures. Sumner’s recusal highlighted the Assembly’s conflict-of-interest process for contract votes.
Clarifying details: The clerk read the specific award amounts into the record: AM 25-42 (Greater Willow Road service area) awarded to McKenna Brothers Paving for $902,884.40; AM 25-45 (Greater Butte Road service area) to McKenna Brothers for $700,139.00; AM 25-46 (Caswell Lakes Road service area) to McKenna Brothers for $829,879.00; AM 25-47 (South Colony Road service area) to McKenna Brothers for $1,831,460.90. Sumner recused prior to the Assembly taking the motion and vote.
Next steps: Contracts will proceed per procurement procedures. The Assembly did not record individual roll-call tallies for these consent votes in the meeting transcript; the clerk confirmed the consent agenda items were approved.
