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Finance committee debates proposed utility sales-tax increase and companion waiver program
Summary
The finance committee reviewed Ordinance 25-06, which would amend the sales-tax rate for utilities and create a utility-waiver program. Members focused on ballot wording, which accounts qualify (municipal accounts vs. visitor/park users), commercial dumpster exclusions, and administrative items tied to implementation.
The Skagway Finance Committee revisited Ordinance 25-06 and its companion resolution to increase the sales-tax rate applied to utility services and to establish a utility-waiver program intended to offset costs for utility account holders.
The discussion centered on ballot-language clarity and program scope. Assembly member Potter urged a simple, voter-facing clarification, proposing that the ballot's first bullet read that additional revenue would be used "to fund water, wastewater, [and] solid-waste utility services, offsetting monthly utility bills for most users." Potter said the change would make clear to voters that the measure directly offsets monthly bills for…
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