The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing concerning the application on Monday, July 21, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the Borough Assembly Chambers at 350 E. Dahlia Avenue in Palmer. This may be the only presentation of this item before the Planning Commission, and you are invited to attend. Planning Commission members may not receive or engage in ex-parte contact with the applicant, other interested parties in the application, or members of the public concerning the application or issues presented in the application.

Application materials may be viewed online at www.matsugov.us by clicking “All Public Notices & Announcements.” For additional information, contact Rick Benedict, Current Planner, at (907) 861-8527. Provide written comments by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or by mail to MSB Development Services Division, 350 E. Dahlia Avenue, Palmer, AK 99645.

The public may provide verbal testimony at the meeting or telephonically by calling 1-855-290-3803. To be eligible to file an appeal from a decision of the Planning Commission, a person must be designated an interested party. See MSB 15.39.010 for the definition of an interested party. The procedures governing appeals to the Board of Adjustment and Appeals are contained in MSB 15.39.010-250, which is available on the Borough home page: www.matsugov.us, in the Borough Clerk’s office, and at various libraries within the borough.

Comments are due on or before June 27, 2025, and will be included in the Planning Commission packet. Please be advised that comments received from the public after that date will not be included in the staff report but will be provided to the Commission at the meeting.

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough (Borough) Land & Resource Management Division is proposing an outcry auction salvage timber sale on Borough owned parcel tax ID 18N03W09A001. This parcel is located along Zero Lake Road, northwest of the Parks Highway at Milepost 59, just north of the Houston city limits. Salvage of spruce damaged by the recent bark beetle outbreak is being offered from approximately 300 acres. Access to the designated harvest area will be along existing forest access trails from Zero Lake Road.  An estimated volume of 1,200 cords of timber is expected to be extracted from the 300-acre timber harvest area.

Supporting material is available for public inspection by appointment only during normal business hours on the 2^nd floor of the Borough Building in the Land & Resource Management office or visit the Public Notice Section on the Borough’s web page, www.matsugov.us.  Public comment is invited on this request.  If you have any comments please mail or deliver them to the Borough offices at the address indicated above, no later than June 26, 2025.  If you have questions about this request call Emerson Krueger at 907-861-7867 between 8 am - 5 pm or you can send an e-mail to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (please refer to MSB008195 Zero Lake Road STH25-005 when submitting comments). 

Permitting, Fire Plan Review and Self-Reported Tax are now available for Online Filing & Payment.

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough (Borough) Land & Resource Management Division is proposing a competitive sealed bid salvage timber sale on Borough owned parcel tax IDs 16N04W03C003 and 16N04W03D001. These parcels are located south of Big Lake and W. Susitna Parkway, just west of South Burma Road. Forest management activities will continue to focus on approximately 38 acres targeting the removal of over-mature white birch and small amounts of beetle-killed spruce. Access to the designated harvest area will be along an existing forest access trail from South Burma Rd on Borough owned parcels 16N04W02C005.  This proposed harvest area is adjacent to a nearly completed timber harvest. A 100-foot strip of trees will be left between the harvest areas and along wetlands, resulting in a patchwork of unharvested timber leaving a range of habitat types.  An estimated volume of 266 cords of timber is expected to be extracted from the 38-acre timber harvest area.

Supporting material is available for public inspection by appointment only during normal business hours on the 2nd floor of the Borough Building in the Land & Resource Management office or visit the Public Notice Section on the Borough’s web page, www.matsugov.us.  Public comment is invited on this request.  If you have any comments please mail or deliver them to the Borough offices at the address indicated above, no later than June 26, 2025.  If you have questions about this request call Emerson Krueger at 907-861-7867 between 8 am - 5 pm or you can send an e-mail to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (please refer to MSB008200 Burma STH25-006 when submitting comments).