FNSB Assembly

A reconsidered resolution about a gold ore trucking plan was toned-down considerably last week by the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly. The Assembly passed a resolution March 9 to oppose the plan to bring ore on heavy trucks 240 miles up the Richardson Highway from the Manh Choh mine in Tetlin. But one member who voted for it then, moved to look at it again.

A proposal to start designing a new building for recycling in Fairbanks failed to get the funding.

A controversial trails easement ordinance was narrowly rejected by the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly last night. It pitted property rights against public access to trails. The vote came after the mayor threatened to veto the ordinance.

A proposal to change trail easements on future subdivisions is before the borough assembly in Fairbanks Thursday, Jan. 12. Sponsors want to lift a requirement that trails be protected on private lands that get sold in the future. Public hearing begins at 7:00 p.m.

The election to create a Fire Service District in the Two Rivers/Pleasant Valley area was certified by the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly late Friday, Dec. 16. It was the second night in a row the Assembly discussed and voted on the issue.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly voted down a proposal to become the first municipality in Alaska to use Ranked-Choice Voting. The sponsors…

A lot of public comment has come to the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly this week about a measure to change the local voting system. It would put a…

Money from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security or CARES Act must be spent by December 31. The Fairbanks North Star Borough has been…

Gov. Mike Dunleavy's new Emergency Declaration takes effect today. It will expire December 15, but could be extended by the legilature. It He also issued…

The Fairbanks North Star Borough set up grant programs to disburse $15,000 to about 600 businesses. But only 200 have applied. An ordinance before the…