Martin Luther King Jr.

The Fairbanks City Council had two measures on their plate Monday that laid out distinct approaches for revising how the city honors the life and work of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior.

A resolution to close Fairbanks City Hall so city employees can do service projects on Martin Luther King Day is before the City Council tonight (Monday.) But it is complicated by some employee contracts that have negotiated the day off … and the cost of paying the other city employees holiday pay.