But Anchorage officials said it probably won’t be very noticeable to the average Alaskan.
A crane prepares to move a shipping container off a cargo ship and onto a truck at the Port of Alaska on March 22, 2020.
Fees will increase from 59 cents to $4.80 a ton. That’s an 800% increase, but city officials said it probably won’t be very noticeable to the average Alaskan.Bill Falsey, the city’s chief administrative officer, said the impact to the cost of goods in the state should be minimal.
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