It was no problem to convince Juneau voters to approve the 3 percent sales tax extension. Proposition 2 passed on a vote of 4,286 to 1,722. The sales tax funds essential services – police, fire, ambulance service, street maintenance and snow removal as well as road and sidewalk improvements, sewer and water, and youth activities.…
Alaska Elections
Saddler exuberant about new school board term
Juneau School Board President Sally Saddler was the only candidate to appear on the ballot for two open seats. She says there are plenty of ongoing issues to tackle, and she’s happy to come back to take them on. “None of this happens quickly, and I think if there’s anything it’s having the fortitude and…
CBJ election roundup
Voters rejected a proposed tax on plastic shopping bags, as well as a Juneau Assembly proposal to opt out of state financial disclosure reporting rules for public officials. Two school bond measures passed, as did an extension of the CBJ’s temporary three-percent sales tax. Jesse Kiehl and Randy Wanamaker won seats on the CBJ Assembly.…
SE votes on plastic bags, hydro, alcohol tax
Southeast Alaskans head to the polls on Tuesday, October 4th. They will choose city and borough leaders and voice opinions on a variety of ballot measures. The more-than-a-dozen measures include taxing plastic bags, funding hydropower projects and dropping a senior-citizen exemption for a tax on booze and smokes. One of the most controversial is in…
Municipal election coming up
Tuesday is Election Day in Juneau. The polls open at 7 a.m., but voters can still cast absentee and early ballots today (Monday) at City Hall downtown, or the Mendenhall Mall polling station. Early voting for the municipal election has been steady, but slow, according to City Clerk Laurie Sica. She says the last count…
Wanamaker wants to return to Assembly after hiatus
Running unopposed for the District 2 Assembly seat during the upcoming October 4th election, Randy Wanamaker was required to step down from the Assembly because of term limits; He had already served three consecutive terms.