0:35
Bo Sedillo-Whiteside
54:39 - 55:14
“if we were to keep the mill rate static, that doesn't mean people's Property taxes do not go up. Assessments go up. That means you are paying more.”
- Speaker
- Bo Sedillo-Whiteside
- Timestamp
- 54:39 – 55:14
- Transcript
- Assembly Special Meeting of May 28, 2026
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kodiak Island Borough
- Captured at
- May 29, 2026
From the transcript
Mr. Whiteside. I'm struggling with either option right now, but just for the sake of clarity for ourselves and the public, if we were to keep the mill rate static, that doesn't mean people's Property taxes do not go up. Assessments go up. That means you are paying more. So just to make sure that's clear for folks, because I know that's been a frustration that people have brought to my attention, is that, well, you lowered the mill rate 2 years in a row, but my property taxes went up.
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