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Borough attorney urges planning board to confine case comments to hearings to avoid appeal complications
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Planning Board · April 17, 2026
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Summary
Assistant borough attorney Erin Ashmore advised the planning board to limit comments on quasi‑judicial cases to the hearing discussion period, saying off‑record commentary can complicate appeals and remands.
Erin Ashmore, assistant borough attorney, told the Matanuska‑Susitna Borough Planning Board that members should make case‑specific comments during the discussion portion of the hearing and avoid raising opinions in closing comments.
"Quasi judicial cases should really never be discussed outside of the hearing on…
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