Alaska Community Directory 2008 - Alaska Department of ...

Page 148 Community Directory - January 2008
Palmer
(PALL-mur)
231 W. Evergreen Ave., Palmer, AK 99645
Phone: 907-745-3271 | Fax: 907-745-0930 | Internet URL: http://www.cityofpalmer.org |
Email: jbower@palmerak.org | Find Term-end and employee info online: see inside cover
City Classification: Home Rule City
Population: 5,574 (2006 DCCED Certified Population Estimates)
Year Incorporated: 1951
Manager Form of Government: Yes
Municipal Elections: 1st Tuesday in October
Council Meets: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays
Sales Tax: 3%
Property Tax: 3.0 mills (City); 10.88 mills (Borough)
Special Taxes: 5% Accommodations Tax (Borough)
Municipal Utilities:
Piped Water, Piped Sewer, Refuse Collection, Airport, Police, 911
Dispatch, Fire/EMS, Library, Community Center, Visitor’s Center,
Roads, Golf Course, Planning & Zoning, Parks & Recreation
Mayor: John Combs
Mayor’s Term: 2010
Administrator/Manager Name: Bill Allen
Clerk Name: Janette Bower
School District Name: Matanuska-Susitna Schools
ARDOR: Mat-Su Resource Conservation and Development
CDQ Group:
Regional Health Corporation: Southcentral Foundation
Regional Native Non-Profit
Corporation:
Regional ANCSA Native
Corporation:
Village ANCSA Native
Corporation(s):
Village Council(s):
DCRA Regional Office: Anchorage
NFIP Participant: Yes
Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc.
Cook Inlet Region, Inc.
Montana Creek Native Assoc.
ACMP Coastal Resource District: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
City Council
PCE Subsidy: No
Advisory School
Board
Planning & Zoning
Comm.
Alaska State
Representative
(District)
Alaska State
Senator (District)
Brad Hanson None Darrin Hamming Carl Gatto (13) Lyda Green (G)
Katherine Vanover Mike Madar
Mike Chmielewski Guy AlLee
Ken Erbey Dusty Silva
Richard Best Kevin Brown
Tony Pippel Michael Kircher
William Kerslake