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From trail access to elementary school improvements, from public restrooms to new cemeteries, here’s what propositions and bonds Anchorage voters will decide in the 2024 municipal election.
Anchorage resident Janet Goetz, who died in 2010, left millions in a trust for the establishment of public library branch downtown.
Suzanne LaFrance, a former Assembly chair, has raised a total of $354,212, according to recently posted campaign disclosures. Incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson, vying for a second term, has raised $280,017 in total.
In the resolution, the Assembly called on Alaska’s congressional delegation to “support negotiations which lead to lasting peace.”
While the city’s problems with homelessness have persisted for years, they’ve been the source of some of the most acrimonious disagreements and biggest controversies under the current mayor.
The ordinance would add a 50-person size limit on encampments and ban camping altogether in some areas. It also would ensconce in city code a criminal misdemeanor charge for prohibited camping violations.
Well over two dozen residents supporting the measure immediately erupted in cries of anger and frustration in the Assembly chambers, and the Assembly’s chair ordered security guards to clear the room.
While there’s not yet an official local sales tax proposal under consideration by city officials, the Anchorage Economic Development Corp. recently began advocating for one.
The Assembly and Native Village of Eklutna have called for full restoration of the river and have opposed the utilities’ draft plan, which would leave 1 mile of the 12-mile river dry, and would not allow for fish passage into Eklutna Lake.
The Assembly and Native Village of Eklutna have called for full restoration of the river and have opposed the Chugach and Matanuska electric associations’ proposal to mitigate the dam.
The candidates were asked about their stances on homelessness, Eklutna dam mitigation, curbing outmigration and other issues.
The memo said the Bronson administration did not verify parts of Joe Gerace’s resume, but also that the hiring process for top city executives “has been broken for years.”
The pizza giant is giving the Municipality of Anchorage a $25,000 grant for snowplowing.
Here’s where to register to vote, what’s on the ballot, information on upcoming candidate forums and other key dates in the municipal election.
In a resolution earlier this month, the Anchorage Assembly opposed the utilities’ proposal for how to restore water flow to the river, and asked for the delay to better assess options and their potential impacts.