It’s time for Page Two: News that might not make the front page for Wednesday December 31, 2025.
Palmer City Council has a new attorney.
The Borough Assembly has an attorney. The Wasilla City Council has an attorney. The attorney, along with the clerk and manager are hired by and report to the City Council In Palmer.
The Palmer City Council interviewed two candidates for the city attorney position at a Special City Council meeting last week. The two candidates were Malek + Malek represented by Rob Luce and Landye Bennett Blumstein LLP represented by Anna Chapman Crary.
The Council chose the firm Landye Bennett Blumstein LLP to be the City Attorney after an executive session. The firm will appoint a point person. Others from Landye Bennett Blumstein may occasionally weigh in if an issue is one of their specialties.
The attorney sits on the dais with the council, the city manager, and the clerk. They may report on a topic that they have been asked to research. They may comment on an ongoing discussion. They will discuss – usually in an executive session – a contract or litigation.
In their role they might proactively caution the Council individually or as a whole on a course of action might have pitfalls.
The attorney also works with the City Manager and City Clerk to ensure that items are properly crafted in the meeting agendas.
Both applicants stressed that they worked for the Council as a whole.
The video of the special meeting shows two experienced attorneys talking about the many ways an attorney serves the Council and the city. The video of the December 22 Special Meeting with the lawyer interviews is on bigcabbageradio.org. Go to streamed meetings and click archived videos of Palmer City Council meetings to view it.
Happy New Year! Please be safe as you celebrate the New Year. I read this yesterday and it’s worth repeating:
With the lack of snow and fire danger please be careful if you’re using fireworks.
Fireworks are permitted in Palmer for private use from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. tonight
In the Mat-Su Borough and in Wasilla personal fireworks are permitted from 6 p.m to 1 a.m. tonight. Houston has its own fireworks guidelines.
All personal use of fireworks must be on private property with owner permission. Keep fireworks away from structures, schools, hospitals, flammable storage, structures, and waterways.
The weather over the next few days may not be very windy. However, expect sub-zero temperatures. The low in Palmer is projected to be -16 degrees on Friday. Temperatures will warm slightly for the weekend. Expected lows on Saturday and Sunday are -11 and -7 degrees.
Big Cabbage Radio thanks the linemen from MEA and other utilities that worked hard through the windstorms to restore power. They worked in dangerous conditions to keep us safe and warm. Thank you.
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That’s it for today and the news on Page Two on Wednesday December 31, 2025.