Department Presentations Give Insight

Last year ... thirty three vessels picked up cargo at Port MacKenzie. The Planning Department issued 627 driveway permits. The two pools operated at capacity. Each animal care officer drove more than 22,000 miles. Ninety percent of the Department of Emergency Services workforce is paid, on call, rather than full time employees. IT handled six million emails, four million of them spam. Finance added 451 new parcels and 950 new structures to the tax roll. Public Works completed $9 million in road projects and is responsible for 100 buildings. Capital Projects completed seven road projects and 16 construction projects. Learn more from each department director in their 2017 budget presentations posted here.

Read through the director slides posted on this page.

A special web page is devoted to budget information.

Assembly Members and Mayor Halter toured the newly refurbished ambulance, one of four getting a new chassis, converting from diesel to gasoline, and refitting the box. Gamble said the refurbishment saves $65,000 over a new ambulance.

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Photos and audio by Stefan Hinman and Sullivan, Public Affairs, Mat-Su Borough.