Public Notice

MSB008116 Northern Lights Elk Farm

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Land & Resource Management Division received a request from Paul Cook, and Cook Raevsky Ezra Lk, LLC, owners of the Northern Lights Elk Ranch and of Title 13 agricultural rights property, to acquire the remaining interest in the land estate of Tax IDs 8537000L002 & 8537000L003 conveyed through an agricultural land sale under former Title 13.  Paul & Margaret Cook and Cook Raevsky Ezra Lk, LLC currently hold title to the agricultural rights of the property while the Borough holds title to the development rights. This request would merge the Borough’s development rights with the agricultural rights for fee simple estate and would implement the covenants, conditions, and restrictions used under the Title 23 agricultural program. This conversion program is voluntary and was instituted to allow agricultural parcels sold by the Borough under former Title 13 to become as close to the same regulations as possible under Title 23. The covenants for both programs require that the land use remains Agricultural in perpetuity.

Supporting material is available for public inspection by appointment only during normal business hours on the 2nd floor of the Borough Building in the Land & Resource Management office or visit the Public Notice Section on the Borough’s web page, www.matsu.gov.  Public comments are invited on this request.  If you have any comments, please mail or deliver them to the Borough offices at the address indicated above, no later thanMay 30, 2026. If you have questions about this request call Suzanne Reilly at 907-861-8492  between 8 am - 5 pm or you can send an e-mail to: LMB@matsu.gov (please refer to MSB008116 Northern Lights Elk Farm when submitting comments).