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Proposal to raise borough sales-tax cap to $1,000 prompts debate; history of ballot defeats cited
Summary
Assembly members introduced Ordinance 2026-020 to raise the borough sales-tax cap from $500 to $1,000 and to exempt month-to-month residential rentals subject to voter approval. Supporters said it merits public input; opponents cited repeated ballot defeats and urged respect for voters' prior decisions.
The committee heard an introduction to ordinance 2026-020, a proposal to increase the Kenai Peninsula Borough's sales-tax cap from $500 to $1,000 and to exempt a class of residential rentals — specifically month‑to‑month rentals — subject to voter approval.
Assembly member Eklund, a sponsor of the measure, said the $500 cap was set in the 1960s and that it is reasonable to let voters weigh in on updating the cap. Assembly member Dunn, the…
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