Nome City Council Talks Mining Laws, Property Abatements
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Heated words on mining and property abatements were exchanged during what Mayor Richard Beneville called a “productive” Nome City Council meeting Monday night. The Council also addressed a possible resolution on public intoxication and vagrancy on Front Street.
Nome City Council Talks Abatements, Advances Proposal to Raise Hotel Tax
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After hearing concerns over property abatements, the Nome City Council considered two ordinances on taxes, with mixed results. The first proposal, on raising the hotel tax from 6% to 10%, advanced to a second reading. The second, on a vehicle rental tax of 10%, failed.