Mat-Su Borough Update
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Mat-Su Borough Update
Mat-Su Borough Update April, 2007 Topics ¾ Indicators ¾Economic Development Trends-Population Forecasts 120000 102756 100000 87251 77841 74063 80000 65241 60000 54526 40000 20000 0 1998 2003 2007 2008 2013 2018 The Valley Is One Of Few Places Where School Enrollment Keeps Climbing-But More Slowly 18,000 school enrollment 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07* *preliminary A Decade Of Uninterrupted Economic Growth In The Valley 20,000 wage and salary employment service and retail boom 15,000 double lane hwy opens 10,000 recovery begins oil bust oil revenue boom 5,000 construction of oil pipeline Pks HWY opens 0 1959 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2006* *preliminary Nice Annual Growth--Slower In 2006 number of new jobs 1,207 1,132 1,030 1,063 908 537 505 632 625 610 513 514 0 94 95 96 97 98 99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06* *preliminary Single Family Homes Sold In The Mat-Su Valley 3,000 single family home sales 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05'06* Source: MLS *preliminary Hotel Activity Soars In The Valley bed tax revenues $866,879 $809,286 $697,885 $659,766 $616,264 $513,159 $443,871 $315,228 $280,209 $161,879 $156,514 $92,213 $120,607 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Source: MatSu Convention and Visitors Bureau. PORT DISTRICT 8,940 Acres Commercial and Industrial Development 1,130 Acres Borough Owned Tidelands Proposed Dock Expansion Port MacKenzie Rail Line A Project of Statewide Significance and Benefit Statewide Benefits 9Supports Kenai Gasification Project 9New Interior Resource Development Opportunities* 9Benefits are $61M to $737M per year for 100+ years 9Limestone 9Portland Cement manufacture (US net importer of cement) 9Lime/coal pellets for Rural Alaska fuel source (lower costs/less pollution) 9Strategic Minerals (nickel, molybdenum) 9Improved global price competitiveness of Alaska coal 9Alternate rail link to Interior (natural disaster/terrorism) 9Decreased rail congestion (Willow to Anchorage) *Dr. Paul Metz, University of Alaska Fairbanks Statewide Benefits 9 Increased royalty, rent, & corporate income tax payments to State of Alaska 9 Lowers cost of building AGIA 9Port MacKenzie has lowest cost ($612 per-joint vs. $675 at Anchorage) 9 Rail Extension Construction 9Generates over $350M total economic output* 9Generates over 3,000 jobs 9 Rail Extension w/Kenai Gasification 9Generates $56M total economic output* (construction) 9Generates over 500 construction jobs 9Generates $48M total economic output* (operations) 9Generates over 300 jobs (operations) *Includes direct, induced, and indirect M/V SUSITNA COOK INLET FERRY • • • • Will provide daily transportation between Anchorage and Port MacKenzie. Also equipped as a Rescue Boat and Command Center. VariCraft vessel designed with variable deck configuration. Less than 15 minutes to cross the Inlet. M/V Susitna Port MacKenzie Ferry Terminal Building September 2006 Prison Expansion • • • • • 2,550 beds Construction jobs > 2,210 Total jobs >1,660 Site selected – Pt. MacKenzie/Goose Bay Addressing project delay affects on construction cost escalation Transportation • Arterial upgrades – Bogard Extension to Glenn – Seldon Extension to Church – Palmer/Wasilla Hwy Signalization & Upgrade – Trunk Road – Fish Creek Bridge/Access Bogard East Extension Education Facilities • • • • 2 new elementary schools underway New Vocational/Education center New Nutrition center cmplete Next – new high school Agriculture and Food Processing Center • • • • Feasibility analysis complete Engineering and design complete Environmental complete Federal Request submitted for Phase I $3.2M (was in previous Ag bill) • Also seeking commodity warehouse status South Denali Visitor Center * Alaska State Parks * Matanuska-Susitna Borough *State of Alaska Dept of Transportation *National Park Service Parks Highway Site Parks Highway Site Mat-Su … A Dynamic and Growing Community! 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 High Quality of Life. Good Schools and UA College. Well Educated Workforce. Low Taxes & Tax Deferrals. Pro-Business Environment. Ample Room to Grow. Capital Investments Underway. Great Transportation Links. A Positive Attitude. Mat-Su Borough Update