Resolutions to support road name change, support changes to sex offender laws, among other MSB action

While the bulk of the Mat-Su Borough Assembly meeting this past week focused on the gravel extraction ordinance, there were plenty of other pieces that moved forward.

Here is a breakdown of some of the ordinances that the MSB approved to move forward:

-Resolution 23-022, supporting the renaming Crusey Street to Warrior Street. Crusey Street in Wasilla runs off of Parks Highway as an Alaska Department of Transportation right-of-way. Most know it also leads right up to Wasilla High School.

“Naming Crusey Street to Warrior Street provides support for the local community,” read part of the ordinance.

-Resolution 23-024, supporting proposed changes to the law regarding sex offenders and sex crimes. This ordinance is a statement of support for Governor Mike Dunleavy’s proposed legislation that is currently being considered by State legislators relating to sex offender registration and human/sex trafficking crimes in Alaska.

“The Matanuska Susitna Borough supports the proposed changes to the laws regarding sex offenders and sex crimes that increase penalties for human and sex trafficking and sex offender requirements.”

-Action Memorandum 23-015, which awards a contract to construct a new parking lot and pedestrian trail at the Government Peak Recreation Area. The area, located off N. Mountain Trails Drive, which is approximately 8.5 miles northwest of the Glenn Highway in Palmer, is set to see major construction activity in 2023, with substantial completion to be done by September 20, and a final completion date in June, 2024.

Other items that were introduced under “New Business” were an ordinance that would repeal MSB 4.10, Aviation Advisory Board, and instead change the make-up of the Transportation Advisory Board to include a seat for aviation interests, and an ordinance accepting and appropriating nearly $383,000 from the Alaska State Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to be utilized for emergency Federal Highway Administration road repairs caused by the 2018 earthquake.

These items will now head to public hearing at the March 21 MSB Assembly meeting.