Peter Micciche
10:32 - 11:05
"We have the lowest mill rate of any other 4356 community at approximately 9 mills."
“We have the lowest mill rate of any other 4356 community at approximately 9 mills.”
- Speaker
- Peter Micciche
- Timestamp
- 10:32 – 11:05
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kenai Peninsula
- Captured at
- June 10, 2026
From the transcript
There's a purpose for property taxes and there's a definition of subsidy. Property taxes is the sharing of municipal costs to every user that enjoys those services. And subsidy is when someone has to pay for someone else's decision. So our primary reason for being here today is to kind of discuss what we're facing. We have the lowest mill rate of any other 4356 community at approximately 9 mills.
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