Daily News Miner
Voters will have a big say in how Fairbanks responds to chronic air pollution problem. A measure approved 5-4 by the Borough Assembly on Thursday asks voters to weigh in on how coming air pollution-prevention programs in Fairbanks should be run ”” by the state or the borough. A ballot measure during the Oct. 6 borough election will give voters a direct say in the issue.
Crews are starting to collect signatures for a statewide initiative aimed at cutting homeowners’ property taxes. People working for the group have collected their first batch of signatures ”” 3,000 from the Anchorage area, said Eileen Cummings, a former Fairbanks assemblywoman who is helping lead the project. “So far, so good,” Cummings said.