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Mike Chmielewski and Jack Horner streamed the regular Tuesday assembly meeting on May 15. This included votes to keep or eliminate borough business licenses, reducing or eliminating the business inventory tax, funding for the new assembly/staff/public annex, and the mayor’s vetoes on budget items for the new fiscal year (FY13) beginning July 1.

The file is here,

Mat-Su Borough Regular Assembly Meeting, May 15, 2012

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The Special Assembly Meeting was streamed in its entirety by Mike Chmielewski.

Enjoy the recording!

Mat-Su Borough Assembly Special Meeting 5.14.12

Mon. May 14 8:15 AM -  Jennie Barge will talk about returning to AK for the summer, Baton Rouge post-Katrina, and maybe even her music.

Tues. May 15 8:00 AM -  a City of Palmer representative will talk about the Capital Projects Event at the Depot on Thursday.

Wed, May 16 8:00 AM – The Citizen Lobbyist fills us in on Assembly deliberations on the budget.

Thur. May 17 8:00 AM – Steve Nowers on “From Alaska to North Dakota and Back.”

RFP will be streaming the special budget meeting of the Assembly on Monday, May 14, 2012 starting at 6 pm.

We will stream the regular Borough Assembly Meeting on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 starting at 6 pm.

On Wed. May 9 the Citizen Lobbyist will join Dave and Mike at 8 am for an hour long discussion on the Assembly Special Meeting(s) on Borough-wide Budget.

On Thur. May 10 at 8 am Mark Austin converses with Dave and Mike about musk ox.

There are some great archived podcasts here.  All the Bridge to Everywhere shows, all the Tech Talks, and more are to be found.  Select a category on the right to see the podcasts.  For an adventure, select Other Programming and listen to some of the interesting interviews that Dave and Mike recorded.

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The borough school board met on Tuesday, May 2, in Talkeetna.
It is posted here for the information of those unable to attend or who would like to listen again.

Mat-Su Borough School Board Meeting 5/2/2012

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Mike and David interviewed Dr. Susan McCauley, principal of Birchtree Elementary.

Birchtree Elementary Dr. McCauley Interview 5.1.12

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May 1st regular assembly meeting items included a welcome to the new Community Development Director; discussion of the FY13 (starts July 1) MSB draft budget public hearings and assembly deliberation schedule; summaries of the borough manager’s and attorney’s recent trip to Washington, DC; and unanimous passing of an interim materials district ordinance regarding future availability of gravel for railroad and public use. The mayor declared this the shortest regular meeting in recent history, and announced hearing his first robin song this spring.

The public may comment on the FY13 budget draft on May 2 and 3, at 6 p.m., at the Central MatSu Public Safety Building in Wasilla. Assembly deliberations are scheduled for  May 3, 7, 8, 9, and 14 as necessary. The public has requested a comment period after deliberations.

Mike streamed the meeting, posted here for your information.

MSB Regular Assembly Meeting 5.1.12

Mon. April 30, 8 am Dan Carrigan, Program Manager, Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights

Tue. May 1, 8 am Dr. Susan McCauley, principal of Birch Tree Charter School, to talk about charter schools in the Mat Su Borough

Wed. May 2, 8:30 am The Citizen Lobbyist

Thu. May 3, 8 am  Stacy Stigar will talk about local races and running.  She will have hints for runners of all experience levels.