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Assembly hears plea for $1 million for Valley Transit as state funding recorded at zero
Summary
Assembly members heard a presenter request $1 million in borough funds to maintain Valley Transit service after the transcript records the state share as zero; members said they will weigh that request against competing budget priorities for about 120,000 residents.
At a meeting of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly, members heard a presenter urge the borough to fund Valley Transit at $1 million for the year after the transcript records the state contribution as zero and prior-year transit figures were discussed.
Assembly member Adams raised the transit figures in questioning, referencing a prior-year amount spoken as "$750,000" and then corrected in the transcript to "$795,000," and said, "Nobody's going to be able to come up with $795,000. What can you guys come up with that the borough can actually afford to do?" A…
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