Tax and Spend; Dillingham Style!

"My clients are pleased; this is exactly what we wanted," said attorney James L. Baldwin of Juneau, who represented the Native Village of Ekuk. Baldwin said his clients had adopted a role arguing on behalf of interested parties in Koliganek, New Stuyahok, Ekwok, Clarks Point and Manokotak."The local action method did not afford people of the region any kind of say in it," said Baldwin. "That method created a situation where only the citizens of Dillingham were allowed to vote for the annexation."

Judge Douglass held that local action method clearly violated the due process rights of those in the Nushagak River villages other than Dillingham.

"The tax is a burden on fishing families, and the city hasn't given us any services for it. We want our money back," she said.

Dillingham Doucebags United!

https://www.adn.com/rural-alaska/article/judge-overturns-dillinghams-nushagak-bay-annexation/2014/04/06/