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www.matsugov.us Warren Keogh, #1 745-1161 [email protected] Vern Halter, #7 355-1328 [email protected] Jim Colver, #6 746-5300 [email protected] Darcie K. Salmon, #5 232-8080 [email protected] Steve Colligan, #4 373-1502 [email protected] Ronald Arvin, #3 373-6685 [email protected] Noel Woods, #2 745-3027 [email protected] Larry DeVilbiss, Mayor 745-9682 [email protected] MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH ASSESSMENT NOTICES MAILED Notices of assessed value of real property in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough have been mailed by the Assessor’s Office. If you do not receive a notice by March 9, 2012, please contact the Assessment Division. If after receiving your assessment notice, you feel that your property is appraised at more than its full and true value as of January 1, 2012, or is not equitably assessed with like surrounding property, please contact the Assessment Division. If you wish to discuss the value of your property with an appraiser, please call (907) 745-9642, or visit the Assessment Division. Office hours are 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday. If you review the value with an appraiser and are dissatisfied, you have thirty days from the mailing of an assessment notice to file an appeal to the Board of Equalization. Appeal forms must be requested from the Assessment Division, first floor of the Borough Building, 350 E. Dahlia, Palmer, AK 99645, or online at www.matsugov.us. Appeals to the Board of Equalization must be filed no later than 5:30 PM, Friday, March 30. Hearings will be held in the borough administrative office building in Palmer, Alaska, during the months of April and May. If an appeal is filed, you will be notified by mail of the date your appeal will be heard. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough is publishing the assigned site address of real property on the face of the assessment notice. Not all properties have been assigned a site address. The purpose of site addressing is to determine the physical location of the property for emergency services. Please review your site address as printed on your assessment notice. If you have questions pertaining to site addressing, please call 746-7400. DAVID A. DUNIVAN 350 EAST DAHLIA AVE. BOROUGH ASSESSOR PALMER, ALASKA 99645 Publish: March 2, 9 & 16, 2012 #03-02-12 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS All meetings of recognized boards, committees, and commissions of the Borough are open to the public and are held at Borough offices, 350 E. Dahlia Ave., Palmer, AK, unless specified otherwise. Three or more Assembly Members may be present at advertised public meetings of federal, state, and local governments or other entities. Meetings are scheduled as follows: BOARD DATE TIME LOCATION Animal Care & Regulation Board 03/12/12 5:00 pm Assembly Chambers Abbreviated Plat 03/14/12 8:30 am Assembly Chambers Transportation Advisory Board 03/14/12 11:30 am Assembly Chambers Work Session Re: ATV Trails Issues Wastewater & Septage Advisory Board 03/14/12 2:00 pm Assembly Chambers Platting Board 03/15/12 8:30 am Assembly Chambers MSB Fish& Wildlife Commission 03/15/12 6:00 pm Lower Level Conference Room Local Road Service Area Advisory Board 03/15/12 6:30 pm MASCOT, 225 W. Riley, Wasilla Library Board 03/17/12 10:00 am Big Lake Public Library Port Commission 03/19/12 3:00 pm Central Mat-Su Public Safety Building Parks, Recreation & Trails Advisory Board 03/19/12 5:00 pm Lower Level Conference Room Planning Commission 03/19/12 6:00 pm Assembly Chambers West Lakes FSA Board of Supervisors 03/19/12 6:00 pm West Lakes Public Safety Building, Station 7-3 Joint Assembly/School Board Meeting 03/20/12 4:00 pm Assembly Chambers Assembly Regular Meeting 03/20/12 6:00 pm Assembly Chambers Abbreviated Plat 03/21/12 8:30 am Assembly Chambers Transportation Advisory Board 03/21/12 12:30 pm Assembly Chambers Work Session Re: ATV Trails Issues Local Emergency Planning Committee 03/21/12 7:00 pm Central Mat-Su Public Safety Building Platting Board Special Meeting Re: 2011-057 03/22/12 8:30 am Assembly Chambers Wasilla Creek Commons, Phase IV National Heritage Area Task Force 03/22/12 6:00 pm Lower Level Conference Room Greater Willow RSA Board of Supervisors 03/22/12 7:00 pm Senior Willow Haven Commons Room If you would like further information on any of these meetings or are interested in serving on any of the advisory boards, please call the Borough Clerk’s Office at 745-9683, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Borough Website is: http://www.matsugov.us. Disabled persons needing reasonable accommodation in order to participate at a Borough Board/ Commission meeting should contact the Borough ADA Coordinator at 746-7432 at least one week in advance of the meeting. The Planning Team meetings scheduled are: (Planning teams consist of Planning staff and members of the public who are appointed by the Planning Commission to work on community comprehensive plans and special land use districts, and community planning meetings.) None The Community Council meetings scheduled are: (Community Councils are not agencies or subgroups of the Borough) Big Lake Community Council 03/14/12 7:00 pm Big Lake Elementary School Butte Community Council 03/14/12 7:00 pm Butte Community Hall Chickaloon Community Council 03/14/12 7:00 pm Chickaloon Community Hall, Mile 76 Glenn Highway Meadow Lakes Community Council 03/14/12 7:00 pm Meadow Lakes Senior Housing Complex, Birch Creek Villas Knik-Fairview Community Council 03/14/12 7:00 pm Knik Public Safety Building Special Meeting Re: 1) Fairview Loop Bike Paths, 2) Knik Goose Bay Highway Upgrades, and 3) Presentation on Hiring at the Goose Creek Correctional Facility Knik-Fairview Community Council 03/14/12 8:30 pm Knik Public Safety Building Board Meeting South Knik River Community Council 03/15/12 7:00 pm George Steffes Public Safety Building Trapper Creek Community Council 03/15/12 7:30 pm Trapper Creek Community Building Glacier View Community Council 03/22/12 6:00 pm Glacier View School Fishhook Community Council 03/22/12 7:00 pm Fishhook Public Safety Building Publish: March 9, 2012 #03-08-12 ATTENTION MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assessor’s office mailed the 2012 Business Inventory Assessment Returns on December 01, 2011. Business Inventory is exempt from borough taxation to a limit of $250,000 in value, per Borough Code 3.15.035(c). Any business owner receiving a return must respond in order for this office to determine the appropriate exemption. All persons who own and/or have control of taxable business inventory within the borough are required by Alaska Statute 29.45.120 to file such a return with the Borough Assessor’s Office. The filing deadline is March 15, 2012. All returns postmarked or received after that date are subject to a fifteen percent (15%) penalty (MSB 3.15.130 & MSB 3.15.150). Failure to file a return could result in a fine of not more than $1000 and/or imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days. The completed return should indicate the exact location of the business property so that the proper mill rate may be applied. Please list the correct subdivision name, block & lot; or township, range, and section; or street address. Any property owner with questions, or who desires assistance, should call 745-9637 or visit the Assessment Division at the Matanuska-Susitna Borough office in Palmer, Alaska. Additional returns are available at this office. It is the property owner’s responsibility to obtain a return if one is not received by mail. Publish: January 13, 2012 #01-09-12 PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA DOROTHY SWANDA-JONES BLDG 350 E. DAHLIA AVENUE, PALMER REGULAR MEETING 6 P.M. MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2012 I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND DETERMINATION OF QUORUM II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. CONSENT AGENDA *All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the Commission and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commission Member so request, in which case the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. *A. MINUTES 1. March 5, 2012, regular meeting minutes. *B. INTRODUCTION FOR PUBLIC HEARING: QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTERS *C. INTRODUCTION FOR PUBLIC HEARING: LEGISLATIVE MATTERS 1. Resolution No. 12-06. A resolution recommending repeal of the requirement for a Core Area Land Use Permit (Staff, Alex Strawn) 2. Resolution No. 12-07. A resolution recommending amendments to the MSB 17.28 Interim Materials District and MSB 17.125 Definitions to include provisions for sound levels by receiving land uses (Staff, Alex Strawn) V. COMMITTEE REPORTS VI. AGENCY/STAFF REPORTS A. Permitting Services Update VII. LAND USE CLASSIFICATIONS VIII. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION (three minutes per person, for items not scheduled for public hearing) IX. PUBLIC HEARING: QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTERS (Public Hearing to begin at 6:15 p.m.) Commission members may not receive or engage in ex-parte contact with the applicant, other parties interested in the application, or members of the public concerning the application or issues presented in the application. The Planning Commission members may submit questions to the Planning Commission Clerk concerning the following matters or request for more information from the applicant at the time of the introduction. All questions and requests submitted by the Commission shall be in writing and copies will be provided to the applicant and made available to all interested parties and the public upon request. Answers to questions and additional material requests will be addressed in the staff report for the public hearing. X. PUBLIC HEARING: LEGISLATIVE MATTERS XI. CORRESPONDENCE & INFORMATION XII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS XIII. NEW BUSINESS XIV. COMMISSION BUSINESS A. Upcoming Planning Commission Agenda Items Update XV. DIRECTOR AND COMMISSIONER COMMENTS XVI. ADJOURNMENT (Mandatory Midnight) In order 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 definition of “Interested Party.” The procedures governing appeals to the Board of Adjustment & Appeals are contained in MSB 15.39.010-250, which is available on the borough Internet home page, http://www.matsugov.us, in the Borough Clerk’s office, or at various libraries within the borough. Publish: March 9, 2012 #03-09-12 Private Driveway Snow Removal Notice THE MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ROAD MAINTENANCE DIVISION WISHES TO BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOROUGH RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS THAT IT IS ILLEGAL TO PLOW SNOW FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY ONTO OR ACROSS THE PUBLIC ROAD RIGHT-OF- WAYS. ILLEGAL PLOWING OF SNOW ONTO THE ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY REDUCES THE WIDTH OF THE DRIVING SURFACE, CREATES SAFETY HAZARDS, RESTRICTS SIGHT DISTANCE, CREATES DRAINAGE PROBLEMS DURING SPRING RUN-OFF, AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT AND MORE COSTLY FOR SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS. ADDITIONAL COSTS MEANS ADDITIONAL TAXES. BOROUGH ORDINANCES ALLOW A FINE OF UP TO $500.00 FOR EACH VIOLATION. WE ASK FOR THE COOPERATION OF ALL RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS OF THE BOROUGH. Home & Driveway to Home Snow is to pushed diagonally from center of driveway in the directions of the arrows only. property line edge of road ANIMAL CARE AND REGULATION BOARD Did you know...? Within the borough, no person shall own any dog or cat over the age of six months without registering each dog or cat. (MSB 24.10.010) If you have any questions please call the Animal Care and Regulation Shelter at 746-5500. PUBLIC NOTICE DID YOU KNOW... That if you sell a vehicle in the State of Alaska, you as the seller must notify the State of Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles that the sale has taken place. Alaska Vehicle Titles have a tear off portion at the bottom of the title that must be filled out completely, signed and sent in. If you do not do this, YOU can be held legally liable for that vehicle I would also be advisable to write out a bill of sale for you records that include the name and address of the buyer and all pertinent information about the vehicle.
