​​Propositions: 2026 Ballot Propositions 

(Click on the ordinance number inside the text to see the approved ordinance.) ​

+ ​Proposition 1: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT BONDS

For the purpose of providing educational capital improvements, construction, upgrades, planning, design, and renovation of school facilities and educational facility building life extension projects within Anchorage, as provided in AO 2025-136, shall Anchorage borrow money and issue up to $79,460,000 in principal amount of general obligation bonds?  The projects are anticipated to qualify for 50% State bond debt reimbursement on $74,060,000 of the issuance and 40% State bond debt reimbursement on $5,400,000 of the issuance (subject to annual Legislative appropriation as described below).

The general obligation bond proceeds will be used to pay costs of constructing, renovating, planning, designing, upgrading and equipping educational capital improvement projects including, but not limited to, construction of Phase 1 building upgrades at Romig Middle School; building improvements at Lake Otis Elementary School; structural upgrades at Klatt Elementary School; renovation and construction of a new secure vestibule, roof and remediating truss structural issues at Tudor Elementary School; upgrading the Student Nutrition building and systems; demolishing and disposing of hazardous materials at Ursa Major Elementary School; upgrading and replacing electrical service and standby generator system at Bettye Davis Anchorage High School; installation of access control for 15 schools; and planning and design for 2027-2028 projects.

The projects are anticipated to qualify for 50% State bond debt reimbursement on $74,060,000 of the issuance and 40% State bond debt reimbursement on $5,400,000 of the issuance.  If the State chooses to make full reimbursement on the eligible $79,460,000, the annual increase in taxes would be $7.82 to retire the proposed bonds (based on $100,000 of 2026 assessed valuation).  State reimbursement is subject to annual legislative appropriation and is susceptible to governor veto or legislative action.

Without State reimbursement for debt service, voter approval of this bond proposition authorizes for each $100,000 of assessed taxable property value (based on the estimated 2026 assessed valuation) an annual increase in taxes of approximately $15.43 to retire the proposed bonds.

The debt will be paid from real and personal property taxes levied and collected areawide in Anchorage.  Anchorage will also pledge its full faith and credit for payment of the bonds. (AO 2025-136​)​​

+ ​Proposition 2: ANCHORAGE ROADS AND DRAINAGE SERVICE AREA ROADS AND STORM DRAINAGE BONDS

For the purpose of providing roads and storm drainage capital acquisition, construction, renovation and upgrades in the Anchorage Roads and Drainage Service Area, as provided in AO 2026-4, shall Anchorage borrow money and issue up to $38,450,000 in principal amount of general obligation bonds and increase the municipal tax cap by an annual amount not to exceed $45,000 to pay for associated annual operations and maintenance costs? 

Voter approval of this bond proposition authorizes for each $100,000 of assessed taxable property value (based on the estimated 2026 assessed valuation in the Anchorage Roads and Drainage Service Area):  (i) an annual increase in taxes of approximately $8.62 to retire the proposed bonds, and (ii) an annual increase in the municipal tax cap (Charter 14.03(b)(2)) of approximately $0.14 to pay for annual operation and maintenance costs related to the proposed capital improvements.

The debt shall be paid from real and personal property taxes levied and collected within the Anchorage Roads and Drainage Service Area, without cost to properties in Chugiak, Eagle River, Girdwood and other areas outside the Service Area.  The Municipality will also pledge its full faith and credit for payment of the debt. (AO 2026-4)

+ Proposition 3: ANCHORAGE PARKS AND RECREATION SERVICE AREA CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS

For the purpose of renovating and rehabilitating trails and parks, and making improvements at various parks and recreational facilities in the Anchorage Parks and Recreation Service Area, including Campbell Creek Trail, the Chester Creek Sports Complex, East Delaney Park, Eastchester Park, Far North Bicentennial Park, Fish Creek Trail, Forsythe Park, Hamilton Park, the Mountain View Community Center, Nunaka Valley Park, the Spenard Recreation Center, and Town Square Park, as provided in AO 2026‑3(S), shall Anchorage borrow money and issue up to $6,050,000 in principal amount of general obligation bonds and increase the municipal tax cap by an annual amount not to exceed $415,000 to pay for associated annual operations and maintenance costs?

Voter approval of this bond proposition authorizes for each $100,000 of assessed taxable property value (based on the estimated 2026 assessed valuation in the Anchorage Parks and Recreation Service Area):  (i) an annual increase in taxes of approximately $1.22 to retire the proposed bonds, and (ii) an annual increase in the municipal tax cap (Charter 14.03(b)(2)) of approximately $1.13 to pay for annual operation and maintenance costs related to the proposed capital improvements. 

The debt shall be paid from real and personal property taxes levied and collected within the Anchorage Parks and Recreation Service Area, without cost to properties in Chugiak, Eagle River, Girdwood, and other areas outside the Service Area.  The Municipality will also pledge its full faith and credit for payment of the bonds. (AO 2026-3(S))​​

+ Proposition 4: ANCHORAGE METROPOLITAN POLICE SERVICE AREA BONDS

For the purpose of constructing exterior building improvements and reconstructing the parking lot at Anchorage Police Department Elmore Station in the Anchorage Metropolitan Police Service Area, as provided in AO 2026‑8, shall Anchorage borrow money and issue up to $350,000 in principal amount of general obligation bonds?

Voter approval of this bond proposition authorizes for each $100,000 of assessed taxable property value (based on the estimated 2026 assessed valuation in the Anchorage Metropolitan Police Service Area) an annual increase in taxes of approximately $0.06 to retire the proposed bonds.

The debt shall be paid from real and personal property taxes levied and collected within the Anchorage Metropolitan Police Service Area, which consists of areas north of McHugh Creek (other than Fire Island), without cost to properties in Girdwood, Bird, Indian, Rainbow, Portage and other areas outside the Service Area.  The Municipality will also pledge its full faith and credit for payment of the bonds. (AO 2026-8)

+ ​Proposition 5: COMMUNITY FACILITIES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT BONDS

For the purpose of providing community-facilities capital improvements within the Municipality of Anchorage, including facility safety/code upgrades, roof replacement at major municipal facilities, renovations at Loussac Library, replacing Historic Old City Hall boilers, and upgrades to the Performing Arts Center, as provided in AO 2026‑5, shall Anchorage borrow money and issue up to $7,150,000 in principal amount of general obligation bonds?

Voter approval of this bond proposition authorizes for each $100,000 of assessed taxable property value (based on the estimated 2026 areawide assessed valuation in Anchorage) an annual increase in taxes of approximately $1.22 to retire the proposed bonds.

The debt shall be paid from real and personal property taxes levied and collected areawide within Anchorage.  The Municipality will also pledge its full faith and credit for payment of the bonds. (AO 2026-5)

+ Proposition 6: AREAWIDE PUBLIC SAFETY AND TRANSIT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS

For the purpose of acquiring new replacement ambulances; undertaking signal system, signage, traffic calming and safety improvements; undertaking school zone safety improvements; undertaking transit facilities, centers and bus stop improvements; and replacing transit fleet and support vehicles in Anchorage, as provided in AO 2026‑2, shall Anchorage borrow money and issue up to $8,990,000 in principal amount of general obligation bonds and increase the municipal tax cap by an annual amount not to exceed $152,000 to pay for associated annual operations and maintenance costs?

Voter approval of this bond proposition authorizes for each $100,000 of assessed taxable property value (based on the estimated 2026 areawide assessed valuation in Anchorage): (i) an annual increase in taxes of approximately $1.54 to retire the proposed bonds, and (ii) an annual increase in the municipal tax cap (Charter 14.03(b)(2)) of approximately $0.35 to pay for annual operation and maintenance costs related to the proposed capital improvements.

The debt shall be paid from real and personal property taxes levied and collected areawide within Anchorage.  The Municipality will also pledge its full faith and credit for payment of the bonds. (AO 2026-2)

+ ​​Proposition 7: ANCHORAGE FIRE SERVICE AREA FIRE PROTECTION BONDS

For the purpose of acquiring replacement fire engine trucks in the Anchorage Fire Service Area, as provided in AO 2026‑7, shall Anchorage borrow money and issue up to $2,500,000 in principal amount of general obligation bonds?

Voter approval of this bond proposition authorizes for each $100,000 of assessed taxable property value (based on the estimated 2026 assessed valuation in the Anchorage Fire Service Area) an annual increase in taxes of approximately $0.46 to retire the proposed bonds.

The debt shall be paid from real and personal property taxes levied and collected within the Anchorage Fire Service Area without cost to properties in Chugiak, Girdwood, and other areas outside the Service Area.  The Municipality will also pledge its full faith and credit for payment of the bonds. (AO 2026-7)

+ Proposition 8: CHUGACH STATE PARK ACCESS SERVICE AREA BONDS

For the purpose of providing public access improvements to the parking lot at the Basher Drive Trailhead, extending Lost Cabin Trail and acquiring and constructing Stewart Trail wayfinding and signage within the Chugach State Park Access Service Area, as provided in AO 2026‑6(S), shall Anchorage borrow money and issue up to $1,720,000 in principal amount of general obligation bonds and increase the municipal tax cap by an annual amount not to exceed $75,000 to pay for associated annual operations and maintenance costs?

Voter approval of this bond proposition authorizes for each $100,000 of assessed taxable property value (based on the estimated 2026 assessed valuation in the Chugach State Park Access Service Area):  (i) an annual increase in taxes of approximately $0.34 to retire the proposed bonds, and (ii) an annual increase in the municipal tax cap (Charter 14.03(b)(2)) of approximately $0.20 to pay for annual operation and maintenance costs related to the proposed capital improvements.

The debt shall be paid from real and personal property taxes levied and collected within the Chugach State Park Access Service Area, without cost to properties in Chugiak, Eagle River, Girdwood, and other properties outside the Service Area.  The Municipality will also pledge its full faith and credit for payment of the debt. (AO 2026-6(S))​

+ Proposition 9: ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONAL COSTS SPECIAL PROPERTY TAX LEVY –  2026 ONLY

For the purpose of enabling Anchorage to make the maximum contribution allowed by state law to the operating expenses of the Anchorage School District, to fund teacher positions and student programming, as provided by AO 2026-14, As Amended, shall Anchorage levy a one-time special property tax in 2026 to collect an amount not to exceed $11.8 million, dedicated solely to those purposes?

Voter approval of this proposition authorizes for each $100,000 of assessed taxable property value in Anchorage (based on the estimated total 2026 assessed valuation of all taxable real and personal property in Anchorage) an increase in taxes not to exceed $27.40. 

The tax shall be levied and collected only in 2026 from taxable real and personal property areawide within Anchorage. (AO 2026-14, As Amended)

​+ ​Proposition 10: CHARTER AMENDMENT TO REMOVE OUTDATED LANGUAGE ABOUT THE FORMER ANCHORAGE TELEPHONE UTILITY

This proposition would amend Anchorage Municipal Charter Sections 16.01 and 16.03 to remove outdated language about the former Anchorage Telephone Utility, as follows (underlined and bolded words are proposed new words; [strikeouts in bold] are proposed deletions):

ARTICLE XVI.            MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
 
Section 16.01. - Municipal utilities.
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[(d)      This section shall not apply to the Anchorage Telephone Utility.]
(Initiative, prop. 32, 10-1-91)

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Section 16.03. - Anchorage Telephone Utility. (Repealed)

[(a)      The Anchorage Telephone Utility shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of five members. Directors shall serve for staggered terms of five years and are appointed to office by the assembly upon nomination by the mayor or by a member of the assembly and after a public hearing. Exercise of the power of the veto by the mayor shall not extend to actions of the assembly with respect to appointment of directors. In connection with the operation and management of the utility, the board may exercise any power unless provided otherwise in this section, article II of the Charter, or prohibited by state law. Any director may be removed at any time upon a vote of at least eight members of the assembly, or a vote of at least six members of the assembly and concurrence of the mayor given within seven days after the assembly's action.
 
(b)       The utility shall be operated and compete in accordance with prevailing industry practices and in a manner which will provide a dividend to the municipality.
 
(c)       The board of directors may incur debt for the utility and may exercise the power of eminent domain on its behalf only with prior approval of the assembly. The assembly by ordinance shall determine the extent to which it will approve the rates, fees and charges imposed by the utility. The assembly may annually appropriate to the general fund any amount of utility revenues in excess of that required to discharge the utility's service obligations, meet its approved capital improvement program, and maintain financial integrity.
 
(d)       The Anchorage Telephone Utility and its board of directors shall be subject to the authority of the municipal ombudsman as provided by ordinance.
 
(e)       The compensation for the Anchorage Telephone Utility board of directors shall be determined by the commission on salaries and emoluments in the same manner as provided for elected officials in section 5.08(c) and section 5.08(d) of this Charter.
 
(f)        The Anchorage Telephone Utility shall operate on the same fiscal year as the Municipality of Anchorage, and shall submit its budget to the mayor on the same schedule as that required of other municipal utilities. The assembly shall have final approval of the utility budget.
 
(g)       In addition to any amounts the assembly may appropriate pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, the Anchorage Telephone Utility shall pay a municipal utility service assessment if established by the Anchorage Assembly by ordinance.
 
(h)       Only the provisions of this section, section 16.02 and article II of this Charter, and state law applicable to home rule municipalities shall apply to the utility. The assembly, by ordinance, shall implement this section to provide for the independent management and operation of the utility consistent with this section. Exercise of the power of veto by the mayor shall not extend to enactment of legislation by the assembly required by this subsection.]

(Initiative, prop. 32, 10-1-91)

Shall the Anchorage Municipal Charter be amended as set forth above? (AO 2026-15)

​+ ​Proposition 11: BEAR VALLEY LIMITED ROAD SERVICE AREA (LRSA) AUTHORIZATION FOR A MAXIMUM MILL LEVY OF 2.25 MILLS FOR MAINTENANCE OF ROADS AND SNOW PLOWING

This proposition would authorize a 0.75 mill increase to the existing maximum mill rate in the Bear Valley LRSA of 1.50 mills, exclusively for maintenance of roads and snow plowing. Subject to this maximum mill rate, the Bear Valley LRSA Board of Supervisors will determine the actual mill rate each year.  If approved, Bear Valley LRSA property owners may pay up to a maximum 2.25 mills for maintenance of roads and snow plowing, beginning with tax year 2026.  If the full 0.75 mill increase is levied, property owners within the Bear Valley LRSA would incur an increase in property taxes of approximately $75 per $100,000 of taxable assessed value beginning in tax year 2026. 

The roads affected are all within the Bear Valley LRSA.  The intent of this proposition is to provide additional local funding for road and drainage maintenance. Local tax funding is almost exclusively the funding source for road and drainage maintenance.  The additional tax funds will provide a more predictable and reliable revenue stream to reduce long-term road maintenance costs, maintain year-round drivable roads, and alleviate any unsafe road environment.

Shall a maximum mill levy of 2.25 mills be set for the Bear Valley Limited Road Service Area, expressly for maintenance of roads and snow plowing, effective retroactive to January 1, 2026? (AO 2025-138​)​

​+ ​Proposition 12: NEW STREET LIGHT SERVICE AREA TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE EXISTING AND FUTURE STREET LIGHTS IN THE EAGLE BLUFF ESTATES SUBDIVISION

Shall a new street light service area be created, designated as the Eagle Bluff Estates Street Light Service Area (SLSA), not presently in the Eagle River Street Light Service Area (SLSA), to operate and maintain existing and future street lights within the Eagle Bluff Estates Subdivision, retroactively as of January 1, 2026?

If the creation of the Eagle Bluff Estates SLSA is approved, the new street light service area will be automatically consolidated with the Eagle River SLSA. The maximum mill rate in the Eagle River SLSA is 0.5 mills.

Property owners within the Eagle Bluff Estates Subdivision will incur an increase in their property taxes to pay the operation and maintenance of the street lights in the Eagle Bluff Estates SLSA beginning with tax year 2026. (AO 2025-140​)​