They plan to dip into the fund created to build a new City Hall to cover some costs.
Assembly member Wade Bryson, Mayor Beth Weldon and Assembly member Michelle Hale chat during a break at a finance meeting on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Members of the Juneau Assembly decided to lower the city’s property tax rate next year.
in property value. So, that means for every $1,000 in taxable property value, there would be a tax of $10.04 for next year. “It’s really driving from the outcry that we are hearing from our residents to offer some relief on property taxes,” she said. The City Hall fund is made up of about $16 million that was squirreled away last year in hopes of building a new City Hall. But, voters said no to that idea –A lot of members applauded Weldon’s thinking, including member Alicia Hughes-Skandijs, who called it a “slick move” despite her opposition to decreasing the mill rate.
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