Ketchikan Borough Assembly will take public testimony on five proposals during their regular meeting. April 3. Assembly members will consider changes to taxes, rezoning for assisted living facilities, and grants to the Denali Commission.
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Assembly members said they were concerned the measure was premature.
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Not sure where to start? Here’s a rundown.
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There are two open seats on Ketchikan’s Borough Assembly, and three on the school board. Each race has just one candidate as of Monday. The deadline to file paperwork to run for local office in Ketchikan or Saxman is Wednesday — two days from now.
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A $6.7 million bond that would add artificial turf to baseball and softball fields is moving towards a vote of the people. The assembly also approved a controversial new contract for the borough’s manager and green-lit an ordinance allowing the borough to restrict – but not ban – dogs on Weiss Fields.
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Borough Manager Ruben Duran says that the borough would act as a pass-through for local nonprofits, hospitals, schools and government agencies working to get more vaccines into arms.
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Any unspent funds left over at the end of this year are required to be returned to the federal government.
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“Make no mistake: this resolution was drafted as a direct backlash to a minority group challenging those in power and demanding that they deserve equal rights and protections under the law,” one resident said during public comment.
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