I am not advocating for one solution or the other Mike. I am answering a question posed by someone else. Your proposed solution (a separate borough) would also be a viable solution, for exactly the same reasons, but seems like it would be even less likely to happen as it would require the support of a much larger populace than just the historic townsite of Talkeetna.

As for being a newbie, I have lived just outside of Talkeetna for 4 years after moving from Southeast Alaska. At what point am I allowed to express my opinions?