City Council Elects to Not Vacate Right-Of-Way, Moves Fiscal Year 2019 Budgets Forward
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Before concluding Tuesday night’s meeting, the Council approved a resolution to increase the mill rate from ten to 11 for this calendar year (2018) and authorized the lease of municipal property to the Federal Aviation Administration for an eight-year period. One ordinance that didn’t pass would have vacated the right-of-way in block 96 of Tobuk Alley.
Zoning Map, Junk Motor Vehicles, Fines All To Be Finalized By City Council
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The City Council could amend Title 5 and Title 18 of the Code of ordinances to update the definition of a junk motor vehicle, then set monetary penalties for the storage of junk motor vehicles in zoning districts other than the Industrial zone.
Zoning Ordinances on City Council Docket; Junk Motor Vehicles Could Be Prohibited In Zones
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Nome’s Common Council could pass an amended ordinance to determine which vehicles meet the criteria of junk motor vehicles, while also limiting where they can be stored in town.
Alcohol Related Ordinances Postponed, City Manager’s Contract Unofficially Renewed
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Councilman Stan Anderson requested that an ordinance limiting the hours of liquor sales and an ordinance for a ten percent excise tax on alcohol be kicked off the agenda. The Council unanimously approved, with the intention to bring them back after holding a work session on August 14th.
Nome Council in Agreement: NSHC and Community Will Benefit From Vacated Property
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Through the passage of an ordinance, NSHC will have use of land on East L Street and East M Street, as well as between East 6th and Greg Kruschek Avenue. City Manager Tom Moran explains these properties won’t go out for bid, but the City is negotiating some form of payment with NSHC.