Wrangell Sentinel -

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Voters in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough will decide in Tuesday’s election on whether to allow the borough to enact a 5 percent tax on areawide alcohol sales.

The tax would offset the burden on property tax payers, but opponents say the measure unfairly targets a specific industry.

The proposed tax was introduced in June by borough Assemblyman Steve Colligan. It was approved the following month for the ballot.

Colligan said he sees the measure simply as a sales tax, KSKA reported.

“Why should property owners be bearing the full burden,’’ he said. “We’ll...