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Commission recommends removing $25,000 surety bond requirement for special-event permits

Matanuska-Susitna Borough Planning Commission · January 6, 2026

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Summary

The commission recommended Resolution 25-25 to amend MSB 8.55 (Special Events) and repeal a $25,000 surety-bond requirement. Planning Director Alex Strong said the bond has been a barrier for startups and staff has rarely, if ever, had to call the bond.

The Planning Commission recommended that the Borough Assembly adopt Resolution 25-25 to amend MSB 8.55 and remove a $25,000 surety bond requirement for special-event permits.

Alex Strong, Planning and Land Use Director, told commissioners the special-events ordinance, originally adopted in 2000, regulates large outdoor gatherings…

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