Elected Official Compensation

The assembly voted Tuesday to amend a controversial pair of proposals that would take away compensation from the borough’s elected officials. The proposal still has one more public hearing to go before a final vote, but will now be voted on as a proposal to allow elected officials to opt out of their pay by choice, rather than forcing them to do so. 

For all the discussion back and forth, eliminating the…

Will Steinfeld is a documentary photographer and reporter in Southeast Alaska, formerly in New England.