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https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/dcra/LocalGovernmentResourceDesk/MunicipalGovernment/CityIncorporation.aspx
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Another limitation in state law on the creation of a new city concerns the possibility of receiving services through annexation to an existing city. If annexation is viable, a new city cannot be formed.
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In addition to need for a city government, a proposed city must also have enough of an economy to support the proposed city government. Also, the population of the community must be large and stable enough. A community must have at least 400 permanent residents to be approved for incorporation as a first class or home-rule city. The boundaries of the proposed city must also meet the standards in the law.
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Residents of unincorporated communities in the unorganized borough often have an easier test to show a need for a city government.
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Whale pass; incorporated 2016; ~70 voters?
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https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/dcra/localboundarycommission/currentpetitions/2016IncorporationPetitionforaSecondClassCityofWhalePass.aspx
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https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/4/pub/LBC/3_2_16%20Whale%20Pass%20Petition.pdf
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