Should other factors be considered in determining the Senior Property Tax Exemption?

The State provides a $150,000 property tax exemption to seniors 65 years old. The Kenai Borough allows up to $300,000. The senior exemption up to $150,000 is required under Alaska statute 29.45.030. The additional amount of the exemption, up to $300,000, is an optional exemption authorized under Alaska statute 29.45.050 and adopted in Borough code 5.12.105. However, there are factors that will reduce the exemption. Borough code 5.12.105. states:

Making Nikiski a cleaner and safer community is an uphill battle. The effort to dump hydrocarbon contaminated drilling waste near town ought to make us all ready to take action, but it appears that only money prevents it from happening.

Many of you keep weapons and have planned your response if a crack-high zombie goon, a murderous bear, or a thief threatens. Your threat to retaliate, having the means to do so provides safety, at least from those who are smart enough to know you will shoot. Even radio ads here in Alaska warn that homeowners are armed. The threat alone keeps the bad guys at bay.

Is the Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate to blame for high gas prices at the pump? How wonderfully convenient it is to point the finger at Washington. It fixes nothing, but it sure makes us feel better. In fact, blaming others not only wastes time, it reveals a certain level of complacency and cowardice.