Assembly adopts fees, land and service ordinances; approves community grants and multiple contract amendments

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly on Dec. 17 adopted a series of ordinances, resolutions and administrative actions. Most measures passed on voice vote or motion and were handled either individually or on the consent agenda.

At-a-glance outcomes (items debated or recorded in the transcript)

- Resolution 24-124 (FY2026 schedule of rates and fees, effective July 1, 2025): Adopted. The resolution updates user fees and will be used to calculate revenue projections for the borough’s FY2026 budget. The record shows staff incorporated the Big Lake Recreation Center fee structure in anticipation of the borough operating that facility. (Mover: Deputy Mayor; outcome: adopted.)

- Ordinance 24-096 (amending MSB 17.73 to clarify mobile home parks are not permitted in the borough): Adopted as amended. The Assembly approved an amendment to preserve the status of mobile homes on permanent foundations that complied with prior borough code, while continuing to prohibit new mobile home parks until a public-permit process is restored. (Mover: Assemblyperson Hous / Amendment: Assemblyperson Sumner; outcome: adopted as amended.)

- Ordinance 24-115 (subdivision and farm plan; agricultural covenants — Paul & Margaret Cook and Ben Rayevsky): Adopted. The Assembly approved a request to subdivide a 320-acre farm into two 40-acre parcels and one 240-acre parcel to allow one permanent and one…