Michael Bowles
202:45 - 203:09
"your ordinance absolutely brings another tax on top of the taxes that we have. It is, um, an obvious attempt to circumvent or kill my tax ordinance, and when I see it again on the agenda, I will also move to remove it again."
“your ordinance absolutely brings another tax on top of the taxes that we have. It is, um, an obvious attempt to circumvent or kill my tax ordinance, and when I see it again on the agenda, I will also move to remove it again.”
- Speaker
- Michael Bowles
- Timestamp
- 202:45 – 203:09
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Mat-Su Borough
- Captured at
- May 20, 2026
From the transcript
Thank you, Madam Mayor. So yep, I appreciate your comments, assembly. Woman hours, but I 100% disagree. Um, your ordinance absolutely brings another tax on top of the taxes that we have. It is, um, an obvious attempt to circumvent or kill my tax ordinance, and when I see it again on the agenda, I will also move to remove it again.
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