The government affairs and services committee discussed on Nov. 6 the creation of an ordinance that would address broader impacts of resource development, along with a severance tax on extractive industries.
Committee member Heather Lende cited a section of the City and Borough of Juneau’s ordinance that requires the municipality, in consultation with a mine operator, to conduct a socioeconomic impact assessment that measures beneficial and adverse impacts to services, infrastructure, economy, environment, fiscal and…