Senior sales tax exemption replaced with a $350 rebate program
By a 4-3 vote, the Assembly approved eliminating the senior sales tax exemption and replacing it with an rebate program for qualifying low-income seniors.
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Marijuana committee recommends 2% excise tax
At last night’s Sitka Assembly meeting (03-08 -16), the Marijuana Advisory Committee presented their final report to the Assembly.
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Marijuana group still hashing out details
The clock is ticking for Sitka’s Marijuana Advisory Committee. State regulations go into effect February 21 and the group has yet to forward its recommendations to the assembly on what a pot industry might look like on Baranof Island.
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Assembly backs local proposal for marijuana tax remittance
On Tuesday (01-26-16), the Assembly distributed several awards of recognition and heard a proposal from the Marijuana Advisory Committee regarding taxations on marijuana products.
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Sitka to request 200 ft. buffer around pot business
Tuesday night (01-12-16), the Sitka Assembly decided to contest the state’s proposed setback distance for pot business. With a vote of 5-2, Sitka joins Petersburg in penning a letter to the State Department of Law, requesting the setback be reduced from 500 feet to 200 feet, at minimum.
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