Trapper Creek Boundary to Expand

Trapper Creek is a growing community. Members of the Community Council voted last year to expand the boundaries. However, Jason Kresge, the Council Chair, says they didn’t know they’d skipped a step in officially enlarging the community.

The boundaries currently extend north to about mile 132 on the Parks Highway and west approximately to mile 14 on Petersville Road. The boundary to the south goes to about Mile 8.5 on Oilwell Road and mile 107 on the Parks Highway. Trapper Creek is bounded by the Susitna River to the east. Kresge says that there are a number of people who want to be part of the Community, but live just outside those boundaries.

Shifting the lines to include more people means a number of active volunteers who live just outside the current boundaries can serve on the Council Board and vote in elections. Kresge estimates that the Trapper Creek population might increase by about 25 people with the new boundaries.

Though the Council voted to extend the boundaries last year, Kresge says they were unaware that official boundary changes need to begin with the Borough Planning Commission. He says the Council will draft a resolution requesting the updated boundaries to submit to the Planning Commission.

The suggested new boundaries will extend south to the Susitna River on the Parks Highway and west to Peters Creek on Petersville Road. The northern and eastern boundaries will remain the same. Commission representatives will likely be at the March 21st Trapper Creek Community Council meeting to hear from community members. 

Kresge goes on to say that the Council members are hopeful that the Planning Commission will submit a favorable recommendation to the Borough Assembly for official approval. He says he does not believe there will be any objections to changing the Trapper Creek boundaries.