The resolution allows the Assembly chair to request the release of an agreement between the Eklutna hydropower utility owners and the city’s water utility that has been kept confidential from the public.
In an extraordinary step, the Anchorage Assembly this week authorized its chair to subpoena the Bronson administration and three Southcentral Alaska utilities that own the Eklutna Hydroelectric Project for documents related to the ongoing historic andAn earthen dam, owned by the Chugach and Matanuska electric associations and the Anchorage Hydropower Utility, sits at the base of Eklutna Lake and dries up the 12-mile river.
That term sheet — which the Bronson administration and utilities have so far declined to make public — would govern Anchorage’s rights and access to drinking water from Eklutna Lake for the next 25 years, if the Alaska governor approves the draft program, according to city officials. The current drinking water agreement expires in 2025.
Assembly leaders say the Bronson administration usurped the Assembly’s legislative authority when it bound the Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility to the agreement terms without first getting Assembly review or approval. Assembly Vice Chair Meg Zaletel said the ordinance clarifies in code the Assembly’s longstanding right to oversee fiscal decisions and policy regarding city utilities, including water rights, utility rates and the disposing, acquiring and leasing of land.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Assembly passes ordinance to ensure say in Eklutna Hydropower Project’s final fish and wildlife planFollowing a debate among the Anchorage Assembly, Bronson administration and other stakeholders, the Assembly passed an ordinance on Wednesday, as amended, that ensures their say in certain actions concerning municipal resources such as water, mineral, wind or solar.
Lire la suite »
Anchorage Assembly approves new rules for Airbnbs and other short-term rentalsThe sponsors of the measure say a permitting program will help the city gather information about the impact of short-term rentals on the housing supply.
Lire la suite »
Anchorage Assembly rejects proposed changes to dog leashing lawsMembers voted 10-2 against a measure that would have tightened and clarified rules for e-collars and “control by command.”
Lire la suite »
Anchorage Assembly OKs short-term rental licensing programThe municipal clerk will determine when the requirement will kick in, but it could be as early as Sept. 16.
Lire la suite »
Divided Anchorage Assembly to vote on new requirements for short-term rentalsThe vote on the measure was postponed from the Assembly's last meeting so an absent member could cast a potentially decisive vote.
Lire la suite »