A controversial proposal to allow CBJ officials to opt out of state financial reporting requirements resoundingly failed on a vote of 4,288 to 1,511. Under Proposition 1, Juneau Assembly, School Board, and Planning Commission members as well as the city manager would have disclosed their income to the city instead of the Alaska Public Offices…
4 Special Coverage
Kiehl, Wanamaker in; Smith-Jones too close to call
Only 25 percent of Juneau’s registered voters cast ballots in yesterday’s municipal election. They elected three Assembly and two school board members, and clearly rejected two controversial measures. Of the three Assembly seats, one result was never in doubt, one was in the bag almost as soon as ballots were counted, and the third is…
Sales tax, school bond propositions approved
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.…
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…