ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Anchorage residents are anxiously awaiting new information related to the mayor’s proposed sales tax. At Tuesday night’s regular Assembly Meeting, the sales tax proposal was moved forward through the ‘consent agenda’. The consent agenda is a way for the Assembly to move items forward and to set them for public hearing.
As for the tax itself, it has been set for a public hearing date of December 2.
The big topic of discussion for the night was the 2026 general government operating budget for the municipality; the overall budget is expected to be cut by $23,800 for fiscal year 2026. The debate over the course of the meeting was: Should we cut more, and what should we cut?…