For the past two years, values have largely cooled down, increasing by less than two percent annually on average. But that wasn’t the case for everyone.
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Who benefits and who loses if Juneau caps its mill rate after this election?
Proposition 1 seeks to cap the rate the city uses to determine how much residents pay in property taxes each year.
Homeowners along Mendenhall River may pay less in property taxes following annual flooding
The average residential property value rose by less than 1% this year. But many homes in the Mendenhall Valley near the river saw a decline in their assessed values after last August’s glacial outburst flood.
Juneau ballot petitions to lower local taxes, return to in-person voting OK’d for signatures
The three petitions seek to cap the local property tax rate, remove sales tax on food and utilities and make in-person voting the default again in Juneau.
Governor signs bill putting more guardrails on property assessments
The tax assessment portion of the bill was originally introduced in a separate measure by Juneau Sen. Jesse Kiehl and in the Alaska House by Anchorage Republican Rep. Julie Coulombe.
Juneau Assembly agrees to lower property tax rate next year
They plan to dip into the fund created to build a new City Hall to cover some costs.