Oct 9, 2026 · 18 min · 9 segments
Platting Officer Tyler Young joins host Mike Chmielewski to discuss the ins and outs of the Mat-Su Borough’s Planning and Platting Department. Discover exactly what ‘platting’ is. The Platting…
Mike ChmielewskiHost
Having watched the assembly work for many decades, I am aware that there's a lot of discussion that goes into changing some of these governing titles.
Title 43 is the titling code that the Matsubara Assembly originally passed in 2012.
of Title 43.
The
We're thinking early 2027 is when it will start being circulated through the assembly.
as you have reviewed the history of this and you're working on the present one, do you see a direction of movement for this title as to what it's attempting to do?
What it's attempting to do is to clarify the process, not necessarily move it in one direction or another, but it's trying to make the process clearer and more accessible to all.
Matsubara was unique in terms of its development because there are provisions in code that don't really exist anywhere else in the United States, maybe somewhere else in Alaska.
But in terms of remote development, development for properties that do not have road access, whether they could be developed through airstrip access or alternative trail access or even railroad access, which we are trying to clarify and make easier and make recreational opportunities more accessible to all.
Having watched the assembly work for many decades, I am aware that there's a lot of discussion that goes into changing some of these governing titles.
Title 43 is the titling code that the Matsubara Assembly originally passed in 2012.
of Title 43.
The
We're thinking early 2027 is when it will start being circulated through the assembly.
as you have reviewed the history of this and you're working on the present one, do you see a direction of movement for this title as to what it's attempting to do?
What it's attempting to do is to clarify the process, not necessarily move it in one direction or another, but it's trying to make the process clearer and more accessible to all.
Matsubara was unique in terms of its development because there are provisions in code that don't really exist anywhere else in the United States, maybe somewhere else in Alaska.
But in terms of remote development, development for properties that do not have road access, whether they could be developed through airstrip access or alternative trail access or even railroad access, which we are trying to clarify and make easier and make recreational opportunities more accessible to all.
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