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Several members of the public used the meeting’s persons-to-be-heard period to press the council on separate issues: one speaker alleged the presence of obscene books in local libraries and school collections, and another urged the council to permit accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to expand housing options.
Writer Jackie Go Forth told the council she had researched materials in school and library collections and said community reviewers previously found certain school-district titles legally obscene under Alaska law; she urged attention to the issue. The statement included references to an 11-member review that removed some books from school circulation; council members did not take immediate action during the meeting but the comment was placed on the public record.
Separately, resident Eric Villasenor spoke in favor of allowing ADUs on single-family lots, saying ADUs create affordable and supportive housing opportunities for aging residents and caregivers and urging the council to consider regulatory changes that permit separate ADU dwellings.
Neither issue produced immediate council action; both were entered into the public-comment record for potential administrative follow-up.
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