Hand counts, tax shifts, and pool funding among election day decisions
Proposition One is a citizen initiative that would require the borough to hand-count all paper ballots cast in-person on Election Day. That would end the use of electronic tabulators at precincts starting next year.
Proposition Two asks voters in Ninilchik to consider creating a new recreational service area. Service area proponents say the new tax base could prioritize the community’s school pool amid school district budget cuts.
Like other service areas, revenue would come from a bump to property tax rates for property owners within the service area boundaries. The borough finance department estimates a tax bump of one mill could fund pool operations for a year. That would cost taxpayers an extra $100 per $100,000 in taxable value each year. A smaller mill rate increase could keep the pool open for part of the year.
Proposition Three raises the borough’s property tax exemption for primary homes starting next year. Right now, homeowners can exempt fifty thousand dollars from taxation. This measure would increase that to seventy-five thousand.
https://www.kbbi.org/local-news/2025-10-03/hand-counts-tax-shifts-and-pool-funding-among-election-day-decisions