Peek at the Past

As it appeared in the May 4, 1978 Frontiersman

Borough mayor criticizes capital study opponents

Borough Mayor Ron Larson, a member of the Capital Site Planning Commission, has criticized legislators who oppose a $62,000 study to determine the costs of retaining the capital at Juneau.

His criticism this week was directed in part at Sen. Jalmar Kertulla of Palmer, who Larson said added his individual "don not pass" recommendation to a supplemental appropriation bill if it included funds for the study.

The commission is seeking $828,200 to prepare an environmental impact statement for the capital site in Willow.

Group to push for jobs, industry in the Valley

An economic development program designed to attract and create jobs in the Mat-Su Borough is to be proposed by a citizens' committee.

Drafting a plan depicting the economic picture of the borough and the goals to be sought would be a requisite for a grant.

What they pay in top salaries

It is budget time again, and the give-and-take of salary and wage negotiations is going. Here's what list of the highest salaries paid by the area's public employers:

Mat-Su Borough: borough manager, $47,000; finance director, $45,840; borough engineer, $39,924; Palmer city manager, $37,500; Palmer public works director, $31,121; MTA general manager, $49,000; MEA general manager, $61,000 to $97,632.

At D&A Super, you could get sirloin steak for $3.29 a pound and pork steaks for $1.39 a pound. An eight-pound bag of oranges went for $1.98, and bananas were 39 cents a pound.

If you were having some long-distance calling problems, you could call RCA Alascom's new "Zenith 5100 help line" for free.

The Settler's Bay Village Inn was still in operation, offering a champagne dinner for Dr. Schultz' opening night.