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Ballot Proposititions

Mat-Su voters will have the chance to weigh in on a series of ballot questions. Two of the questions, Propositions 1 and 4, will appear on all Borough ballots. The remaining questions, Propositions 2 and 3, will appear only on ballots for residents in the Willow and Caswell areas respectively.

Proposition 4

Ballot Proposition 4 will appear on all Mat-Su ballots. 

The proposition allows the Mat-Su Borough to sell up to $36.4 million in bonds and take on new debt to fund improvements to a series of 10 road construction and update projects. The money would pay for construction costs and the purchase of any land needed for the projects. 

A “yes” vote approves the debt and the projects. A “no” vote rejects them.

The projects are: 

  • Widening, resurfacing, embankment and drainage improvements on about 2.2 miles of Burma Road from Carpenter Lake Road to Moore Road. Estimated cost: $950,000. Project completion year: 2026.
  • Grading, drainage, paving and structural improvements and replacements on Echo Lake Drive from Mahoneys Road to Big Lake Road. Estimated cost: $1.62 million. Project completion year: 2026
  • Full construction of a new bus access road into Skeetawk downhill ski area in Hatcher Pass. Estimated cost: $500,000. Project completion year: Unknown.
  • Grading, paving and related reconstruction of Green Forest Drive, which connects Palmer-Wasilla Highway to Bogard Road. Estimated cost: $6.2 million. Project completion year: 2027.
  • Traffic and safety improvements around Shaw Elementary School on Wasilla-Fishhook Road include adding access to the school from East Foxtrot Avenue. Estimated cost: $12 million. Project completion year: 2027.
  • Grading, paving, drainage, and related reconstruction of King Arthur Drive between No Name Hill Drive and George Parks Highway. Estimated cost: $2.1 million. Project completion year: 2026.
  • A nearly 1-mile northern extension of Engstrom Road to Tex Al Drive. Estimated cost: $6.1 million. Project completion year: 2027.
  • Improvements to nearly 2 miles of Johnsons Road, which runs from Hollywood Road to George Parks Highway, including grading, drainage, paving and shoulder widening. Estimated cost: $3.3 million. Project completion year: 2026.
  • Paving, resurfacing and related improvements on about 1.5 miles of Settlers Bay Drive between Turner Drive and Knik-Goose Bay Road. Estimated cost: $2.7 million. Project completion year: 2026.

Paving, resurfacing and related improvements on about 1 mile of Lakeview Road between Wasilla-Fishhook Road and Seldon Road. Estimated cost: $920,000. Project completion year: 2026.

Proposition 3

Ballot Proposition 3 will appear only on the ballots of voters in the Caswell Fire Service Area portion of Assembly District 7. 

The Caswell and Willow fire departments already share most practical resources, including vehicles, and operate as one unit. The proposition allows the borough to officially combine the units’ administrative functions under a single Fire Service Area. Borough officials estimate doing so would lower annual property taxes for Caswell residents by about $30 per $100,000 in assessed value while leaving related Willow-area taxes at their current level.

A “yes” vote approves fully combining the two service areas. A “no” vote rejects it.