Josiah Patkotak
29:16 - 29:54
"The borough has a record assessed value now, from $23 billion to $34 billion, more than $10 billion added to the assessed value, which at the end of the day boils down to more resources made available to our residents."
“The borough has a record assessed value now, from $23 billion to $34 billion, more than $10 billion added to the assessed value, which at the end of the day boils down to more resources made available to our residents.”
- Speaker
- Josiah Patkotak
- Timestamp
- 29:16 – 29:54
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Barrow, Alaska
- Captured at
- September 28, 2026
From the transcript
As a matter of fact, we reversed a few of the issues that I inherited as far as reducing the tax payment from industry to the borough. We made sure that that was made whole and increased. The borough has a record assessed value now, from $23 billion to $34 billion, more than $10 billion added to the assessed value, which at the end of the day boils down to more resources made available to our residents. And I believe one of the things that has been a hallmark of my administration, and it's— the proof is in the pudding— in each of your communities you either have heard or are seeing infrastructure being majorly renovated or rebuilt. I believe infrastructure is the main pillar of the affordability and quality of life for all of our residents and all of our communities.
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