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Edna DeVries

Edna DeVries

Mayor · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

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Also known as:DeVriesMayor DeVries

Edna DeVries is the Mayor of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in Alaska, elected to the office in November 2021 after previously serving on the Palmer City Council. She also served as Mayor of the City of Palmer, Alaska, before her election as borough mayor.

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Mat-Su Assembly member moves to reconsider Engstrom-Trunk road route

“Most of the support really were for the southern route, but the assembly did vote 4 to 3 to approve the administration's recommendation for the northern route.”
Alaska News2h ago2 attributions

Mat-Su asks AIDEA to build at Point MacKenzie, not on 20,000 acres near Houston

“the next day there had been reconsideration by an assembly person. So that put the letter on hold, but that also gave, uh, Deputy Mayor time to do a resolution and get it on the agenda for last night.”
Alaska News1w ago2 attributions

Mat-Su explores building the troopers a new home and leasing it back

Alaska News3w ago

ENSTAR raised its gas line relocation estimates and Mat-Su road budgets absorb the cost

“NSTAR basically doubled the cost of all these projects, uh, to the tune of almost $700,000 on average. They doubled the cost.”
Alaska News1mo ago3 attributions

Mat-Su sets aside Zero Lake Road land for a future shooting range

“you're going to be safer, um, with something that's going to corral some of these yahoos”
Alaska News1mo ago

Mat-Su Assembly rejects lowering its property tax cap to 7 mills

“I think the way to do it is to actually make the cuts, not just set an artificial cap.”
Alaska News1mo ago

Alaskans vote today in a primary narrowing the governor, Senate and House races

Alaska News1mo ago

More Mat-Su families are paying at the door to keep their power on, as their co-op runs ahead of budget

Alaska News1mo ago

Hilcorp says opposing the tax isn't opposing the gas line

Alaska News1mo ago

Enstar tells Alaska Gas Line Caucus it could be 18 days short of gas this winter

Alaska News1mo ago

Legislators to hear the case for a gas line as the effort stalls

Alaska News1mo ago

Governor's disaster declaration unlocks state aid for Talkeetna flooding

“And we've seen the revetment in front of our property wash away, and so it's, uh, it's alarming.”
Alaska News1mo ago

Utility warns of rolling blackouts in Southcentral as soon as this winter

Alaska News1mo ago

Mat-Su Assembly declares Talkeetna flood emergency, seeks state aid for permanent fix

“we've had to close our business temporarily a few times because of the flooding.”
Alaska News2mo ago2 attributions

A $700 property tax break, paid for by a 1% sales tax

Alaska News2mo ago

Anchorage's mayor told Senate Finance LNG could cost "tens of millions of dollars"

Alaska News3mo ago

Fairbanks spur line language added to Alaska LNG tax bill

Alaska News3mo ago

Alaska House examines $4 billion LNG equity option, Fairbanks spur-line tax break

Alaska News4mo ago

Five candidates file for Alaska governor in 2026 race

Alaska News4mo ago

Former state senator Lesil McGuire files for Alaska governor

Alaska News4mo ago

Five candidates file for Alaska governor in 2026

Alaska News4mo ago

Assembly transfers nine riverfront parcels to state for erosion control

Alaska News4mo ago

Mat-Su Assembly blocks sales tax proposal before public hearing

Alaska News4mo ago

Alaska House Rewrites LNG Tax Bill, Raising Rate While Empowering Boroughs

Alaska News4mo ago

Mayors Oppose Alaska LNG Tax Bill, Cite Revenue Concerns

Alaska News6mo ago