Wasilla, and Palmer do in fact have, and pay for police protection. The folks that live there, and the ones that shop at the local stores pay for it in the form of a sales tax. But, the city limits are only so large, with the rest of the Valley falling under the control of the Alaska State Troopers. Even though we help that cause along, we do not benefit from it living outside of the city limits. That said, the MSB needs to grow up, and become more involved with public safety. Perhaps we as a Borough should consider adopting our own sales tax to help fund a police force and give some tax relief to property owners. Doubtful that it would happen, but something to kick around.