The Matanuska-Susitna Borough (Borough) Land & Resource Management Division has received a request from Matanuska Electric Association (MEA) for a 110’ X 20’ wide public utility easement on Borough-owned property (tax account 19N05W14D001). This property is the location of the Crystal Lake Public Safety Building 12-5. The proposed new underground powerline will serve a transformer / pedestal for a future gravel pad training area. This is a Borough project and the area for the gravel pad was cleared last year.

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 July 28, 2025.  If you have questions about this request or would like to schedule an appointment to view supporting materials, call Lisa Gray at 907-861-7848 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 MSB008230 MEA Utility Easement – Crystal Lake PSB when submitting comments). 

Mary B. & Charles A. Hewitt, Owner, applied for a Determination of Legal Nonconforming Status (MSB 17.80) for a structure located at 19984 W. Hewitts Ct, Tax ID #6329000L002. At its closest point, one structure is set back .5 feet from Big Lake. Structures are required to be set back a minimum of 75 feet from a waterbody. Granting a determination of Legal Nonconforming Status will permit the structure to remain in its current location.

Application materials may be viewed online at www.matsugov.us by clicking on “All Public Notices & Announcements.”  For additional information, you may contact Rebecca Skjothaug, Current Planner, by email 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.

Comments are due on or before June 23, 2025, and will be included in the Staff Report to the Planning and Land Use Director. Please be advised that comments received from the public after that date will not be included in the staff report. The earliest decision date for this request is June 23, 2025.

In order to be eligible to file an appeal from a decision of the Planning Director, 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.

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough (Borough) Land & Resource Management Division has received a request from the Borough Public Works, Pre-Design & Engineering Division for a public use easement (PUE) and drainage easement on the Tanaina Elementary School property (18N01W33A002). The proposed PUE is 1030.85’ long with varying widths between 10’ to 30’. The proposed drainage easement is approximately 919’ X 109’. The Borough is upgrading N. Lucille Street and the pathway (TIP21 project #35472-1808) which requires these proposed easements.

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          July 22, 2025.  If you have questions about this request or would like to schedule an appointment to view supporting materials, call Lisa Gray at 907-861-7848 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 MSB008198 Tanaina Elementary School / Public Use Easement / Drainage Easement when submitting comments).

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.