Post by Logan on Feb 9, 2016 2:59:33 GMT -6
A proposal by the building owners to keep the Legislature in the Anchorage Legislative Information Office building could save the state millions of dollars and get the legislators out of a political bind.
However, Pam Varni, executive director of the Legislative Affairs Agency, which handles business for the Legislative Council, disputed the figures in a Feb. 5 memo to Council Chairman Sen. Gary Stevens.
The proposal, submitted Jan. 29 to Stevens, suggests the State of Alaska purchase the building for $37.9 million to accrue maximum savings that would outpace projected savings of moving legislators into the nearby Atwood Building, primarily occupied by executive branch agencies.
A meeting of the Legislative Council is at 5 p.m. Feb. 11 to discuss the proposal.
Read more: juneauempire.com/local/2016-02-08/anchorage-lio-proposal-offers-savings-settlement-lawsuit
However, Pam Varni, executive director of the Legislative Affairs Agency, which handles business for the Legislative Council, disputed the figures in a Feb. 5 memo to Council Chairman Sen. Gary Stevens.
The proposal, submitted Jan. 29 to Stevens, suggests the State of Alaska purchase the building for $37.9 million to accrue maximum savings that would outpace projected savings of moving legislators into the nearby Atwood Building, primarily occupied by executive branch agencies.
A meeting of the Legislative Council is at 5 p.m. Feb. 11 to discuss the proposal.
Read more: juneauempire.com/local/2016-02-08/anchorage-lio-proposal-offers-savings-settlement-lawsuit