Ketchikan’s Borough Assembly rejects resolution opposing statewide sales tax
Assembly members said they were concerned the measure was premature.
Read Moreby Stella Yelich | Oct 7, 2021 | Local News | 0
Assembly members said they were concerned the measure was premature.
Read Moreby Eric Stone | Oct 1, 2021 | Local News | 0
Not sure where to start? Here’s a rundown.
Read Moreby Eric Stone | Aug 23, 2021 | Local News | 0
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.
Read Moreby Eric Stone | Jun 22, 2021 | Local News | 0
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.
Read Moreby Eric Stone | Mar 12, 2021 | Local News | 0
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.
Read Moreby Eric Stone | Nov 13, 2020 | Local News | 0
Any unspent funds left over at the end of this year are required to be returned to the federal government.
Read Moreby Eric Stone | Sep 22, 2020 | Local News, Syndicated | 0
“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.
Read Moreby Eric Stone | Sep 18, 2020 | Local News | 0
Borough Mayor Rodney Dial had suggested adding police to the LGBTQ anti-discrimination resolution. After vetoing it, the retired Alaska State Trooper claimed without offering evidence that police are the single most discriminated-against group in the U.S.
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