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Scott Smiley
64:17 - 64:51
"I'm not sure that we can have a rule that says if you're a Kodiak resident, you don't have to pay a tax, but if you're not a Kodiak resident, you do have to pay it. I think it came up with regard to fishing licenses for state residents and non-state residents. And there was originally— it was a huge amount of money for out-of-state, and the state Supreme Court said no, it has to be balanced in some way."
“I'm not sure that we can have a rule that says if you're a Kodiak resident, you don't have to pay a tax, but if you're not a Kodiak resident, you do have to pay it. I think it came up with regard to fishing licenses for state residents and non-state residents. And there was originally— it was a huge amount of money for out-of-state, and the state Supreme Court said no, it has to be balanced in some way.”
- Speaker
- Scott Smiley
- Timestamp
- 64:17 – 64:51
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kodiak
- Captured at
- June 25, 2026
From the transcript
Thank you. Mr. Smiley. I'm not sure that we can have a rule that says if you're a Kodiak resident, you don't have to pay a tax, but if you're not a Kodiak resident, you do have to pay it. I think it came up with regard to fishing licenses for state residents and non-state residents. And there was originally— it was a huge amount of money for out-of-state, and the state Supreme Court said no, it has to be balanced in some way.
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