This Month In The Chatter

First came the Meadow Lakes Comprehensive Plan adoped by the Mat-Su Assembly on October 18, 2005.  A bit of history.....the planning team members were notified of their appointment by the Borough on October 8, 2002 and the first meeting was held October 22nd.  For better than 3 years the members met along with Borough staff and outside consultants to create a document who's purpose was to help residents, property owners, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the State, developers, business owners, and other members of the community to work together to respond to both the challenges and opportunities posed by the communities growth and to guide future development in the Meadow Lakes area to meet community goals.  Input was received through a community survey, public open houses, and a variety of "experts" to put forth a plan that portrayed the wishes and dreams of the residents.Read more

First a bit of history....how did the Meadow Lakes Community Council come to be? 

This picture of Marty Fine and his daughter Leslie are part of the reason.  They along with numerous other residents spent many hours along the dusty road, (Pittman-Schrock), getting signatures so that it might be reconfigured and paved.  They turned those signatures over to the powers that be, only to have Schrock made over & Pittman left in it's same condition.  That was the start....Read more