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 "snippet": "The Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) was established after the 2020 Census identified the core area of the Borough as an Urbanized Area.",
 "description": "<DIV STYLE=\"text-align:Left;font-size:12pt\"><P><SPAN>After the 2020 Census, the core area of the Mat-Su Borough was designated an \u201cUrbanized Area\u201d thus triggering the need to establish a Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) to be governed by a newly established Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). The Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is a transportation decision-making and planning body with representatives of local, state &amp; federal government and transportation authorities. It is mandated by the federal government for urban areas with a population greater than 50,000. The MPA boundary encompasses the new Urbanized Area and the contiguous area that is expected to become urbanized within a 20-year forecast period.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV>",
 "summary": "The Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) was established after the 2020 Census identified the core area of the Borough as an Urbanized Area.",
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