The city of Wasilla AK is looking into the annexation of a borough the size of West Virginia, as reported in the Frontiersman this month. Although the city had already been looking into expanding the city limits, new options were recently presented due to requests from property owners outside the city. The city council has instructed the planning department to commence in preparing an annexation petition to present to the state’s Local Boundary Commission; accordingly, the planning department is currently reviewing the land and will present a finalized petition later this month. The land under review totals over 17 square miles and will more than double the size of Wasilla in terms of both property and population.
Some of the benefits of the annexation for Wasilla AK residents include more police patrols, faster response times for emergencies, and lower property taxes for those annexed into the city limits. For more about Wasilla AK land annexation plans visit Frontiersman online.
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[...] Wasilla AK’s annexation plans were meet with opposition according to the outcome of a series of informational sessions over the past several weeks. The city council presented their work in gathering information on various areas that could potentially be annexed including areas north of the city of Seldon Rd, east past the Seward Meridian Parkway, and including sections south of Fairview Loop and west past Jacobsen Lake. During the informational sessions that were held by the city of Wasilla, residents expressed concern about how it will affect those already in the city limits and those being added. Marvin Yoder, Wasilla’s Deputy Administrator indicated that issues with taking annexation requests from homeowners is still being looked into as some areas are only in 80% favor of being annexed; Yoder also stated that the city isn’t going to force its sewer and water coverage on any citizen unless it is needed or there is a state mandate to do so. As far as zoning issues are concerned, Wasilla’s R1 zone is limited to single family residences, but in the rural residential areas of the Mat-Su Borough almost anything is allowed. [...]