Lisa Agnew
10:24 - 11:17
"The Rasmussen website states $300 grand to upgrade a playground, utilities, and the Matanuska River Campground, utilities at the campground, and signage to designate the park as part of the Alaska Long Trail. However, the grant agreement in your informational memorandum in this packet states $300,000 to support the Matsu Park and Campground improvements, no playground, no sign, and nothing— it's not stated anywhere else in this agreement."
“The Rasmussen website states $300 grand to upgrade a playground, utilities, and the Matanuska River Campground, utilities at the campground, and signage to designate the park as part of the Alaska Long Trail. However, the grant agreement in your informational memorandum in this packet states $300,000 to support the Matsu Park and Campground improvements, no playground, no sign, and nothing— it's not stated anywhere else in this agreement.”
- Speaker
- Lisa Agnew
- Timestamp
- 10:24 – 11:17
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Mat-Su Borough
- Captured at
- September 15, 2026
From the transcript
The Rasmussen website states $300 grand to upgrade a playground, utilities, and the Matanuska River Campground, utilities at the campground, and signage to designate the park as part of the Alaska Long Trail. However, the grant agreement in your informational memorandum in this packet states $300,000 to support the Matsu Park and Campground improvements, no playground, no sign, and nothing— it's not stated anywhere else in this agreement. The resolution that you'll vote on tonight breaks out $200,000 for electrical and water and $100,000 for the Long Trail sign. The playground completely disappears. The res— uh, the borough's own website, mattriverparkcampgroundupgrades.com, lists upgrades for electrical, water, RV sites, bathroom or ADA bathrooms, utility connections, tree removal, and once again, no Long Trail sign in the plans.
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