Mayor’s Minutes

Mike Chmielewski and Palmer Mayor Steve Carrington discuss the September 9th council meeting. At a special city council meeting on October 13th, the council will certify the election. The new mayor and council members will be sworn in, and Steve Carrington will hand...

Mayor’s Minutes 2025-6-25 Mayor Steve Carrington

Mike Chmielewski hosted Palmer Mayor Steve Carrington to talk about the City Council meeting of June 24th. Gary Wolf gave a presentation about the new library. There are three parts of a project this size: Design estimate, construction, and actual cost. We are still...

Mayor’s Minutes 2025-8-27

Palmer Mayor Steve Carrington joins Mike Chmielewski in a discussion of the Aug. 26th city council meeting. Palmer delegates who traveled to our sister city, Saroma, Japan, talked about their experiences in Japan. Palmer City Manager Kolby Zerkel brielfly addressed...

Mayor’s Minutes 6/25/25

Join Mayor Steve Carrington and Mike Chmielewski on Mayor’s Minutes as they discuss the Tuesday, June 22nd City Council Meeting. The main topic of conversation was the library, including the timeline, funding, and amount of the insurance settlement.

Mayor’s Minutes 6/11/2025

Palmer Mayor Steve Carrington talks about the Palmer City Council Meeting of June 10th. Items discussed were a pathway from S. Chugach Street to behind Spenard Builders, and an update on the library rebuild. The manager updated the status of openings for the chief of...

Mayors Minutes 5/28/2025

Mayor Steve Carrington discusses the City Council, Tuesday, May 27, night meeting with Mike Chmieleski. Votes are collected from three places: Election Day, during Early Voting, and through Absentee Ballots. Once all the ballots are counted, that process is finished,...