Attend Southwest Futures Project Meetings

MAT-SU—The Mat-Su Borough has assembled a consulting team to develop a vision for the southwestern portion of the Borough reflecting the potential of a Knik Arm Crossing (KAC) bridge.    This team has developed a market-driven vision for the year 2060, which forecasts denser populations than might otherwise exist if a bridge were not constructed. This is not a binding or planned change to current Borough policy, but instead a “what if " scenario to assist policy makers in understanding the potential, market-driven outcomes of a bridge.

The denser population would be located in six “town sites” which would have water and sewer systems similar to those in Palmer and Wasilla. The town sites would feature new housing suitable for a workforce employed at future Point Mackenzie businesses, in Anchorage, and throughout the Mat-Su Borough.  

MAT-SU— The Mat-Su Borough has assembled a consulting team to develop a vision for the southwestern portion of the Borough reflecting the potential of a Knik Arm Crossing (KAC) bridge.    This team has developed a market-driven vision for the year 2060, which forecasts denser populations than might otherwise exist if a bridge were not constructed. This is not a binding or planned change to current Borough policy, but instead a “what if " scenario to assist policy makers in understanding the potential, market-driven outcomes of a bridge.

The denser population would be located in six “town sites” which would have water and sewer systems similar to those in Palmer and Wasilla. The town sites would feature new housing suitable for a workforce employed at future Point Mackenzie businesses, in Anchorage, and throughout the Mat-Su Borough. 

The Borough would like to involve local property owners in order increase the understanding of how market forces might change land use practices with a bridge, and to include community goals for the future of the area in the final version. The consulting team has scheduled meetings during which it will present the 2060 vision and conduct an interactive process to collect input from local property owners. The meetings are 90-minutes and both meetings have the same content. Stakeholders may choose the meeting day they prefer.

January 8 – 6:30 – 8:00 PM - Knik Elementary School Library (6350 Hollywood Rd., Wasilla)

January 9 – 6:30 – 8:00 PM – Big Lake Public Library (3140 S. Big Lake Rd., Big Lake)

For more information call Chief of Planning Lauren Driscoll at 745-9855 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Image is conceptual drawing of Point MacKenzie townsite.

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