Public Works leads by example in exceeding community needs by being helpful and professional through competent management of the Borough's infrastructure and related support services. With excellence in service; we are setting the standard in every regard! Responsibilities of the Public Works Department include:

• Manage and inspect construction projects
• Inspect subdivision road construction
• Design and obtain public rights-of-way
• Road maintenance
• Perform operations and maintenance for Borough buildings and vehicles
• Provide custodial services for the DSJ Administration Building
• Manage Central Landfill and the Transfer Sites (Solid Waste Division)
• Manage the Talkeetna Water and Sewer Public Utility.

The Operations and Maintenance (O & M) Division manages road improvement projects, natural resource projects, and community projects. We provide maintenance of:

• Roads
• Facilities
• Utilities
• Vehicles (excluding Emergency Services vehicles)

The Solid Waste Division manages waste generated by Mat-Su Borough residents, while occasionally accepting waste generated outside of the Mat-Su Borough. 

The Division is organized into seven management units:

• Solid Waste Division Administration
• Central Landfill and Maintenance Operations
• Transfer Station Operations
• Environmental Operations
• Recycling
• Community Clean Up, and
• Junk Car Removal Operations

Services include the identification and breakdown of waste receipt as follows:

• Household Waste Disposal
• Construction and Demolition Debris Disposal
• Hazardous Waste Classification Disposition
• Mixed Scrap Metal Acceptance
• Refrigerators and Freezers Acceptanc (chlorofluorocarbon containing devices)
• Asbestos Acceptance
• Recycling
• Community Clean-Up Coordination
• Right-of-way Clean-Up Coordination
• Abandoned Vehicle Removal Services

Rates and Fees are set annually in conjunction with the Mat-Su Borough budget cycle.  Any changes to fees normally take place as of July 1st. 

The Solid Waste Division staff welcomes ideas and feedback on its operations.

Please recycle.