What you need to know:
- The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly voted 6-1 to indefinitely postpone a resolution that would have allowed formal discussions about annexing the Chugiak-Eagle River area into Mat-Su
- The Annex Now group offers an alternative to the ongoing Eaglexit effort, which seeks to peel the Chugiak-Eagle River area from Anchorage and form a separate borough. Eaglexit is currently awaiting a state decision on whether it can submit signatures for a ballot initiative to advance the plan.
- Eaglexit supporters urged the Mat-Su Assembly to halt any annexation discussions. A state commission decision regarding whether Eaglexit can move towards a ballot initiative is expected next month.
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PALMER — The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly this week voted to indefinitely delay a resolution that would have allowed formal talks with a group seeking to annex the Chugiak-Eagle River area into the Mat-Su Borough.
The resolution would have authorized the borough to enter into official “discussions and considerations” with Chugiak and Eagle River residents who want to separate from the Municipality of Anchorage and instead join Mat-Su.
That effort, known as Annex Now, is led by seven Eagle River and Chugiak residents, organizer and former Eagle River-Chugiak Rep. Ken McCarty said in an interview Tuesday…