Anchorage Assembly

Anchorage Assembly may hold the Crazy Horse's liquor renewal until fire officials sign off

The Assembly may hold up the Crazy Horse's liquor renewal until the fire department signs off on the Gambell Street club, in a building dating to 1955.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Rabbit Creek council asks Assembly to limit AI use of police plate-reader data

Rabbit Creek's community council voted 17-0 to ask the Assembly to rein in how AI handles police plate-reader data in the city's surveillance rules.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly takes up rezone for 44 townhomes sitting on land zoned for shops

Forty-four Anchorage townhomes sit on land zoned for shops and offices. The Assembly takes up a fix Nov. 4. The city says no one objected, but one neighbor did.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Chugach Electric asks Anchorage to zone its Third Avenue utility yard heavy industrial

Chugach Electric wants its 60-year-old utility yard near Third and Post zoned heavy industrial, which would erase a greenway marking. The hearing is Dec. 1.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Assembly takes up industrial rezone for an equipment yard on Laurel Acres wetland lot

A company wants to put an equipment yard on a Laurel Acres lot a city planner says is almost all wetlands. The Assembly takes up the rezone Nov. 4.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Anchorage water utility seeks up to $675,000 for an expert witness in rate cases

Anchorage's water utility wants up to $675,000 for an expert to argue the return built into your bill. Its manager says rate case costs land on customers.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Health director says audit fixes are in place as follow-up work continues

Anchorage's health director says the fixes promised after a block grant audit are in place. Officials said follow-up on several findings is still in the works.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

Anchorage administration tallies $31 million for shelter, outreach and crisis care

Anchorage's mayor tallies $31.26 million for shelter, outreach and crisis care next year. The Assembly chair says not all of that is homelessness spending.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago4 min read

Anchorage fire chief expects two recruit academies in 2027 as about 50 can retire

Anchorage's fire chief expects two recruit academies in 2027 as about 50 firefighters can retire. Even that may fall short, and a third costs about $2 million.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Anchorage budget office lists pool closures and bus cuts as possible options for 2028 gap

Anchorage budget office outlined cuts that could close a $15 to $30 million 2028 gap. • Options include closing 3 pools, cutting a bus route and axing 21 police community officer jobs. • None are in the 2027 budget. Assembly votes Nov. 17.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Anchorage approves $1.23 million for two fire tenders to replace aging trucks

Anchorage is buying two new water tenders for $1.23 million to replace trucks older than 25 years, though the new ones could take about 20 months to arrive.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Revised Chugach access board plan would bar CASA from taking over existing road upkeep

Anchorage Assembly leaders rewrote their Chugach access board plan again, barring the park access tax from taking over road upkeep. The hearing got bumped.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Anchorage's water utility could own the rights to most of the city's tap water in 2055

Most of Anchorage's tap water comes from a lake whose water rights belong to the hydro owners. A deal OK'd 12-0 lets the city's water utility own them in 2055.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Follows: Anchorage weighs Eklutna water deals after utilities decline to back its bid for a vote

Anchorage ordinance would make candidates disclose residency dates and tax exemptions

An Anchorage ordinance would make candidates for mayor, Assembly and School Board disclose home move-in dates and tax exemptions claimed.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly amends proposed police surveillance rules, then runs out of time

The Assembly agreed an administrative warrant isn't enough to share surveillance data the rules bar, made it easier to pause a tool, then ran out of clock.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago4 min read

Follows: Warrant rule for sharing police camera data splits Anchorage Assembly surveillance drafts

Downtown business leaders ask Anchorage Assembly to make police foot patrol permanent

Downtown business groups asked the Assembly to make APD's foot patrol permanent. The bed tax money paying for it is nearly gone, and the 2027 budget has none.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Follows: Anchorage's 2027 budget leaves out money for downtown police foot patrols

Anchorage School Board votes to raze Abbott Loop, return Westpark on a nonbinding pledge

The school board will spend $3.96 million to knock down Abbott Loop and hand the city three properties. The Westpark payback is a pledge, not a guarantee.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago4 min read

Follows: Anchorage mayor's office wants closed Abbott Loop Elementary demolished, school officials say

Anchorage School Board asks Assembly to reject electing most members by district

The Anchorage School Board voted 6-1 to ask the Assembly to kill a plan to elect most board members by district before voters ever get a say.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Follows: Anchorage Assembly members question plan to elect School Board by district

Rabbit rescuer to tell Anchorage Assembly no agency acted after pet rabbits were shot

Tania Krawchenko will tell the Anchorage Assembly Tuesday that no agency responded after two pet rabbits were shot in South Anchorage, killing one and leading to the other being euthanized.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day and welcome AFN delegates Tuesday

The Anchorage Assembly will consider resolutions Tuesday recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day and welcoming delegates to AFN's 60th convention Thursday.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Anchorage proposal would let clerk start mandatory recounts before elections are certified

Anchorage wants close races recounted before anyone takes the oath, so the Assembly never swears in one winner and then has to swear in another.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Lease extension to 2094 would let Chugiak senior project add rentals open to all ages

The Anchorage Assembly holds a hearing Tuesday on extending a Chugiak nonprofit's land lease for housing. The deal could last until 2094 if developers hit every construction milestone.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly to consider study of building rules in high-hazard earthquake zones

Anchorage's earthquake hazard maps trace back to 1979. New ones are due this year, and the Assembly may ask city staff what they should mean for building rules.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago3 min read

Anchorage Assembly to weigh asking Congress to let disaster aid support relocation

A year after Typhoon Halong, an Anchorage Assembly resolution would urge Congress to let disaster aid help villages relocate, not only rebuild where they were.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly to consider $1.2 million for two fire tenders replacing aging trucks

Two Anchorage fire tenders are past the 25-year mark. The Assembly considers $1.2 million for replacements Tuesday, with delivery about 20 months out.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly takes up rewritten Chugach access board plan Tuesday

Who gets a say over Chugach park access money? The Assembly tries again Tuesday, now with two seats for road board veterans from neighborhoods next to the park.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago3 min read

Anchorage's $725.7 million cash pool earned $4.4 million last quarter, report shows

Anchorage parks $725.7 million with three money managers until it needs it. Last quarter it earned $4.4 million; the managers cost about $1 million a year.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage weighs Eklutna water deals after utilities decline to back its bid for a vote

Anchorage tied its Eklutna water deals to Chugach and MEA backing its bid for a hydro vote. They declined, and the mayor wants the deals approved without it.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly member proposes writing police surveillance limits into city charter

Anchorage Assembly member Keith McCormick wants police surveillance limits locked into the city charter, where only voters could change them, including warrant rules for tracking and biometric data.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Anchorage proposal would give tax-exempt property owners 90 days to certify they qualify

Anchorage's tax-exemption audit could run into 2032. One proposed fix: spread out the certification paperwork instead of letting it pile up in March.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage officials want to keep private plan review rules but warn of a conflict

Nearly all new homes in Anchorage's building safety area get plan checks from private reviewers. Officials want the rules kept but warn contractors pick them.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Anchorage Assembly approves Tozier Tract land swap with nonbinding housing targets

Anchorage agreed to trade the Tozier Tract, land it spent decades trying to get, for four downtown parking lots. Its housing targets are only recommendations.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readFrom Oct 6

Follows: Anchorage proposes trading the Tozier Track to the state housing agency for downtown parking lots, with housing required

AFN's 60th convention brings candidates, subsistence and resolutions

AFN marks 60 years at its Oct. 22-24 convention in Anchorage, with Alaska's congressional delegation, a candidates forum and resolutions on the agenda.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

LaFrance appoints deputy Loren Crawford as Anchorage's municipal treasurer

Anchorage has a new treasurer, or will once the Assembly signs off. Loren Crawford has been running the office as acting treasurer since August.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly chair proposes conditional protest of Circle K liquor license transfers

Anchorage Assembly Chair Anna Brawley proposes protesting Circle K's transfer of four package store liquor licenses. A public hearing is set for Oct. 20 at Loussac Library.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Oct 8

Anchorage Assembly takes up surveillance rules again as sponsors flag Axon contract data terms

Sponsors say the Axon contract lets the company keep police metadata indefinitely. The city attorney says Axon can't see plate data. Round two is Wednesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 25

Follows: Warrant rule for sharing police camera data splits Anchorage Assembly surveillance drafts

Anchorage voters could update ballot signatures with the clerk under proposed ordinance

Anchorage voters could soon update the signature their ballot gets checked against, instead of waiting on the state. Fewer newspaper ads, too.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage weighs requiring candidates to gather voter signatures to get on the ballot

Anchorage candidates may soon need 50 to 250 voter signatures to get on the ballot. The clerk says it's the first city she's worked in without them.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly members question plan to elect School Board by district

An Eagle River Assembly member wants most Anchorage School Board members elected by district. A board member pushed back. Voters could decide in April.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Anchorage Assembly postpones missing middle housing vote to Nov. 4

Anchorage Assembly delayed a vote on Missing Middle Housing rules to Nov. 4 to review amendments that would allow duplexes and triplexes on about 28,000 residential parcels across the city.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read