
Casie Warner
67:54 - 68:10
“there was a House bill that passed at the state legislation, uh, last legislation session, House Bill 13, that allows municipalities to have a little bit more control around the way that they, um, do property exemption.”
- Speaker
- Casie Warner
- Timestamp
- 67:54 – 68:10
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Seward
- Captured at
- October 27, 2026
From the transcript
Oh, we do have one. Yeah, I'm sorry, Council Member Warner. Thank you, Madam Mayor and the clerk. This conversation might have fit better in yesterday's work session, but I thought I maybe might bring it up for discussion with the dais. Um, there was a House bill that passed at the state legislation, uh, last legislation session, House Bill 13, that allows municipalities to have a little bit more control around the way that they, um, do property exemption.
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