0:21
Kat Sorensen
43:41 - 44:02
“It would be paid for by the sales— the seasonal sales tax. So instead of dropping the mill rate, we're not accepting— we're not collecting that $678,000 from the electric utility. Rates are going down and the mill rate stays the same, but we can bring rates down for everybody.”
- Speaker
- Kat Sorensen
- Timestamp
- 43:41 – 44:02
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Seward
- Captured at
- October 28, 2026
From the transcript
It would be paid for by the sales— the seasonal sales tax. So instead of dropping the mill rate, we're not accepting— we're not collecting that $678,000 from the electric utility. Rates are going down and the mill rate stays the same, but we can bring rates down for everybody. And that would—. I would recommend—.
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