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Fairbanks is drafting a study of the rural fire and ambulance coverage its own 2018 plan called poor

“But our EMT service is all borough-provided outside of the city of Fairbanks.”

Sterling residents want to tax themselves for recreation

“get service to people who want to tax themselves to provide it but are currently struggling to join existing service areas”

Fairbanks rally targets data centers as Air Force pursues Eielson lease

Fairbanks weighs doubling a rec area and shifting trail approvals to staff

A reserve cap just cost Fairbanks schools $11.4M. Now officials are fighting it.

What Fairbanks wants from Juneau — and why it costs more up north

“We are currently paying between $24 and $26 per MCF for natural gas for our 3,500 ratepayers in the Interior Gas Utility System.”

A vacant Fairbanks school's fall reopening hinges on a vote — and an unsigned charter

Failed concrete keeps Fairbanks' Wescott Pool closed all summer, cost climbs

North Slope, Fairbanks, Valdez sue over pipeline tax values

“the borough here only has 2 miles of line going through it. So even at the full 20 mills, if we were taxing at that full rate, would be only about $400,000 worth of revenue.”

Alaska's LNG tax break now hinges on a gas line to Fairbanks

“We don't need more gas, we need affordable gas.”

Anchorage's mayor told Senate Finance LNG could cost "tens of millions of dollars"

“The biggest impact we would see in terms of road usage would be our emergency medical services, our EMS services along the road.”

Fairbanks spur line language added to Alaska LNG tax bill

“That language is currently in Senate Bill 2001 and has been agreed to between the Fairbanks North Star Borough and Glenfarm, the developer.”

Alaska House examines $4 billion LNG equity option, Fairbanks spur-line tax break

“the spur line in this language as it is right now is— it's an eligibility requirement. If the spur line is not being permitted by the developer, by the time that they're getting constructed, they would not get access to the full tax break that is being debated”

Alaska LNG Project Shifts Focus to In-State Gas, Delays Export Phase

House panel ties Alaska gas line tax breaks to Fairbanks spur line

“This new committee substitute corrects that by conditioning those tax benefits on delivering real statewide value through getting Alaska gas to Alaska— Alaska gas to Alaskans at the Alaska price.”

House panel hears Fairbanks road service area reform proposal

State employee per diem frozen since 2010 despite 40% inflation

Mayors Oppose Alaska LNG Tax Bill, Cite Revenue Concerns