Mat-Su Borough will pay for firearms training for residents

Matanuska-Susitna Borough residents will have access to free or low-cost weapons training under a new borough grant program targeted at compensating for limited local law enforcement.

Officials estimate that the $75,000 grant could pay for private firearms safety training for up to 300 residents over the next year.

The grant was approved in a 5-2 vote by the borough assembly this month as part of the larger approval process for the borough’s $455 million budget for 2025.

The program is designed to give residents the skills to respond to threats when trained law enforcement officers are not nea...