Interior Taxpayers Association
Election 2001 Advertisement
The Interior Taxpayers' Association is pleased to share with you our choices for candidates and issues. The Interior Taxpayers' Association is dedicated to cost-effective government. Our objection is not to taxes, but to the careless waste of our tax dollars. In hopes that you feel the same, we would like to offer our choices in candidates and our views on the ballot propositions. If you, too, believe in cost effective government and getting what you pay for, please seriously consider our recommendations. You can be assured that we try to recommend only candidates whom we feel confident will be fiscally responsible with your tax dollars, and we evaluate ballot propositions with your pocketbook and the good of all Fairbanks in mind.
Casey Cockerham
David Fields
Larry Long
Scott Kawasaki
Charlie Rex
*Steve Thompson
CITY COUNCIL
Seat C:
Thomas W. Garrett
*Donna Gilbert
Kyong Hollen
Seat D:
*Jerry Cleworth
BOROUGH ASSEMBLY
Seat B:
*Billy Ray Allen
Tim Beck
Mark Ames
Seat C:
*Cynthia Henry
Dae Miles
Seat H:
Hank Bartos
*John R. Mazzitello
Seat I:
Eileen M. Cummings
*Doug Wilson
SCHOOL BOARD
ITA did not endorse a school board candidate this year,
as both are unopposed incumbents.
PROPOSITIONS
FNSB Proposition #1: Composition and Form of the FNSB Assembly:
"Members of the Assembly shall be elected at large by voters throughout the
Borough?"
yes no
No endorsement
FNSB Proposition #2: Shall the Fairbanks North Star Borough be
authorized an increase to its property tax revenue to fund improvements to South
Davis Park in an annual amount of $460,000?"
An increase of $460,000 will add approximately .118 mills to the rate allowed by
the existing tax cap. The amount due in annual taxes on one hundred thousand
dollars in assessed value would be $11.80.
The tax cap will be reduced by $460,000 after ten years.
yes NO
Why Vote No? ITA opposes this proposition because it is unnecessary to
- subvert the Borough Tax Cap for ten years,
- raise everyone's property taxes, and
- set a dangerous precedent.
While the purpose of this proposition is worthy, and we agree
with its intent,
we do not agree with the method chosen to raise the money needed.
We would rather see the money taken from the Undesignated Fund Balance
of the Borough. This fund consists of taxes already
collected, and has over
twice the entire needed amount right now! It can be appropriated
for
South Davis Park by a simple majority vote of the Assembly.
"THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WE CANNOT SOLVE TOGETHER,
AND VERY FEW WE CAN SOLVE BY OURSELVES."
Paid for by The Interior Taxpayers' Association, Donna Gilbert,
President, Box 71892, Fairbanks, AK 99707 Pursuant to state law,
ITA certifies that nothing written about any candidate was written
or approved by them.
