Public Notice

MSB 17.30 - Application for Earth Materials Extraction Activities (Tax ID#16N04W03A009)

Rick Antonio, on behalf of Ficklin Gravel Products LLC, applied for a Conditional Use Permit under MSB 17.30—Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for Earth Materials Extraction Activities to extract approximately 360,000 cubic yards of earth material for a period of 10 years. The proposed extraction site is located at 20254 W. Susitna Parkway (Tax ID#16N04W03A009) within Township 16 North, Range 4 West, Section 3, Seward Meridian.

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing concerning the application on Monday, May 18, 2026**,** at 6:00 p.m. in the Borough Assembly Chambers at 350 E. Dahlia Avenue in Palmer. This may be the only presentation of this item before the Planning Commission, and you are invited to attend. Planning Commission members may not receive or engage in ex-parte contact with the applicant, other interested parties in the application, or members of the public concerning the application or issues presented in the application.

Application materials may be viewed online at www.matsu.gov. For additional information, you may contact the Development Services Division by phone at (907) 861-7822. Written comments can be provided by e-mail to permit.center@matsugov.us, or by mail to the attention of MSB Development Services Division, 350 E. Dahlia Avenue, Palmer, AK 99645.

The public may provide verbal testimony at the meeting or telephonically by calling 1-855-290-3803. To be eligible to file an appeal from a Planning Commission decision, a person must be designated an interested party. See MSB 15.39.010 for the definition of an interested party. The procedures governing appeals to the Board of Adjustment and Appeals are contained in MSB 15.39.010-250, which is available on the Borough home page at www.matsu.gov, in the Borough Clerk’s office, and at various libraries within the borough.

Comments are due on or before May 1, 2026**,** and will be included in the Planning Commission packet. Please be advised that comments received after that date will not be included in the staff report but will be provided to the Commission at the meeting.