Matanuska-Susitna Borough

What's not in budget, Assembly asks

Mat-Su | Patty Sullivan | Monday, May 04, 2015

Four pages of items and positions that are not in the proposed Borough budget were requested by the Assembly and given to them to consider tonight. Among them are funding for: five full-time EMTS and three full-time paramedics, an upgrade or replacement of old ambulances, Youth Court, a new fleet maintenance facility, a Code Compliance officer, a dry storage building for Parks & Rec. equipment, phase 2 for the upgrade of the Borough administration building, four road maintenance technicians, a deputy animal care officer, and more.

Download the four-page memo to the Assembly on the Borough budget web site, located under the Economic Spotlight on the front of the borough website.

Assembly Members and the Mayor and Borough Manager made remarks at the end of the short meeting.

Click here to listen to meeting remarks.

Photo: left to right-Matanuska-Susitna Borough Mayor Larry DeVilbiss, Borough Clerk Lonnie McKechnie, Assembly Member Matthew Beck, Assembly Member Steve Colligan, Assembly Member Barbara Doty.

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