Mike Dunleavy
4:02 - 4:32
“modifying this property tax, converting it into a pilt, which is a plan in lieu of taxes, in which the local communities, the local boroughs, the state and the private concern, Glenn Farn, could come together around an agreement that would allow this to become financeable.”
- Speaker
- Mike Dunleavy
- Timestamp
- 4:02 – 4:32
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
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From the transcript
But modifying this property tax, converting it into a pilt, which is a plan in lieu of taxes, in which the local communities, the local boroughs, the state and the private concern, Glenn Farn, could come together around an agreement that would allow this to become financeable. In other words, we want to be as competitive as possible with the rest of the country and the rest of the world. So people are asking, you know, well, Dunleavy, what's this PILT all about? Why do we need it? Why is it necessary?
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