Stephanie Nowers

Mat-Su Ballot Ties Home Tax Break to New 1% Sales Tax

Mat-Su bans license plate readers before the borough owns any

“there's a lot of potential for abuse in it”

Mat-Su picks a pricier road route over its advisors and landowners

Mat-Su kept the Long Trail sign, and the $300,000 that came with it

Comment closes Monday on giving 20,000 Houston-area acres to AIDEA

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

Mat-Su assembly member puts possible school closures on Sept. 8 joint agenda

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

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

Mat-Su voters will decide whether the borough can tax valley-wide for big road projects

Two Delta Junction residents killed when a septic trench caved in on them

“My understanding is that the DEC requires a certified installer, but there's no engineer, and DEC has no staffing to come out and inspect these.”

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

“this is the only proposal that we've had before us that ensures the benefit of reduced property taxes only accrues to people who live here. Every other proposal we've talked about would benefit large outside corporations who do business here and will not pass the savings on to us.”

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

Mat-Su weighs a flood emergency and a tax overhaul

Mat-Su Says No to Swapping Property Tax for Sales Tax

Mat-Su removes gravel permit barrier in Knik-Fairview

“I'm trying to figure out what problem we're trying to solve because we're proving 11 out of 12 conditional use permits in the past six years.”

Assembly transfers nine riverfront parcels to state for erosion control

Mat-Su Assembly blocks sales tax proposal before public hearing

“I think it's it's really important to have public input, and this is just another idea on the table. I've heard loud and clear that people want lower property taxes, and this is one way to get there, that it just gives people ideas.”