Grier Hopkins
Mayor · Fairbanks North Star Borough
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Mayor Grier Hopkins was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska, and grew up in Goldstream. He served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023 and is serving his first three-year term as Fairbanks North Star Borough mayor, having been sworn in on October 24, 2024.
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North Slope, Fairbanks, Valdez sue over pipeline tax values
“the borough here only has 2 miles of line going through it. So even at the full 20 mills, if we were taxing at that full rate, would be only about $400,000 worth of revenue.”
Alaska News5d ago
Alaska's LNG tax break now hinges on a gas line to Fairbanks
“We don't need more gas, we need affordable gas.”
Alaska News6d ago
Anchorage's mayor told Senate Finance LNG could cost "tens of millions of dollars"
“The biggest impact we would see in terms of road usage would be our emergency medical services, our EMS services along the road.”
Alaska News2w ago
Fairbanks spur line language added to Alaska LNG tax bill
“That language is currently in Senate Bill 2001 and has been agreed to between the Fairbanks North Star Borough and Glenfarm, the developer.”
Alaska News2w ago2 attributions
Alaska House examines $4 billion LNG equity option, Fairbanks spur-line tax break
“the spur line in this language as it is right now is— it's an eligibility requirement. If the spur line is not being permitted by the developer, by the time that they're getting constructed, they would not get access to the full tax break that is being debated”
Alaska News1mo ago
House panel ties Alaska gas line tax breaks to Fairbanks spur line
“This new committee substitute corrects that by conditioning those tax benefits on delivering real statewide value through getting Alaska gas to Alaska— Alaska gas to Alaskans at the Alaska price.”
Alaska News1mo ago3 attributions