This seems like a case of a misunderstanding of the proper role of local government.  The State Troopers Col Cockrell is correct - it is the moral and legal duty of the MOA to provide police services to its own residents.  The failure to do this apparently lies with an assembly which has never written the kind of rules and budgets actually required to get the job done.  And few if any mayors have led on this matter by calling for it to do so.  Alaska is a vast state.  Anchorage alone has half its total law enforcement resources.  The Troopers should not be providing basic highway patrol, or even murder investigations, in the one jurisdiction with the most resources to address them.  Or perhaps the state legislature could divide the MOA, such that Girdwood could join Whittier or become its own administration?  Ignoring the problem isn't going to fix it.