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Civic Affairs sets fiscal-year 2026 priorities: housing sites, ethics ordinance, town hall on capacity and business-license changes
Summary
The Skagway Civic Affairs committee identified five priorities for FY26—Pius 10 site housing, the old clinic site, an ethics ordinance for assembly members, a town hall on visitor capacity, and business-license data collection tied to housing plans—and agreed to pursue bonding for utility installation and staff review of legal constraints.
At its Nov. 25 meeting the Skagway Civic Affairs committee narrowed its 2026 priorities to five items, with housing and an ethics ordinance taking center stage.
Chair Charity Pomeroy said the municipality needs "a very clear and concise, ethics policy for assembly members so that there is a route to ensure that we are not opening the municipality up to litigation." The comment followed public concerns from residents who told the committee current rules leave assembly behavior unchecked.
Committee members devoted…
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