🌱 Borough weighs a cap on new vacation rentals
North Pole, Alaska Patch AM: a 3 min readHello North Pole! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Borough weighs a cap on new vacation rentals
- Military growth brings more housing demand to the North Pole area
- North Pole's Baxter takes sixth at state swimming championships
Also on today's calendar: Borda Road Service Area Commission Meeting.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and colder, with a high of 20 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Thursday: Clouds and sun, temps: high: 20, low: 14.
- Friday: Cloudy, with a high of 17 and low of 11 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Ordinance would streamline short term rentals, cap new ones (newsminer.com) — A borough proposal would cap new vacation rentals while simplifying registration for operators, including those in North Pole. The annual limit would equal about 20% of new residential construction, without raising taxes. The Assembly is scheduled to introduce it Nov. 12, with planning review and public comment ahead. 
• Interior Alaska military leaders provide updates (newsminer.com) — Between 400 and 700 additional military households are expected to seek private housing around Fairbanks and North Pole from 2027 through 2033, Fort Wainwright's commander said. The projection accompanies an Army expansion that will also challenge childcare capacity, while the 168th Wing anticipates at least 200 personnel to support additional tankers at Eielson.
• Kelly wins state title, Gore-Hall second in ASAA swim championships (newsminer.com) — North Pole's Katelyn Baxter placed sixth in the 100-yard butterfly at the state swimming championships in Anchorage, finishing in 1:01.08. Her finish joined a strong Interior showing that included Monroe Catholic's Braxton Kelly winning the 100 backstroke and West Valley's Addylyn Gore-Hall taking second in the girls race.
📸 Around North Pole
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Upcoming Events in
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Lions 49B Midwinter →
Hotel North Pole, 449 N Santa Claus Ln, North Pole
Friday November 20
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Other local events
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Borda Road Service Area Commission Meeting →
NORTH STAR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, 2358 BRADWAY ROAD, NORTH POLE
6:00 pm -
Interior Democrats Monthly Meeting →
625 W 4th Ave, North Pole
6:30 pm
Monday November 23
Wednesday November 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Fairbanks AC Meeting →
JP Jones Community Development Center, 2400 Rickert St, Fairbanks
6:00 pm -
Fairbanks Holiday Marketplace presented by KO Productions →
Fairbanks AK -
TCC November Summit →
8 Star Events Center, 1485 30th Ave, Fairbanks -
Birch Bark Basket Class (Alaskans Afield) →
Fairbanks AK -
Becoming Irreplaceable with Mr. Thank You →
Raven Landing Senior Community and Raven Landing Center, 1222 Cowles Street, Fairbanks
10:00 am -
Varsity Boys Basketball Game
Randy Smith Middle School, 1401 Bainbridge Blvd, Fairbanks
4:45 pm -
Cross Stitch Class →
505 Illinois Street, Fairbanks
6:00 pm -
Alaska Park Science Lectures →
Morris Thompson Cultrual and Visitors Center, 101 Dunkel Street, Fairbanks
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Goldstream Moose Creek Service Area Commission Meeting →
3051 Monteverde Road, Fairbanks
6:30 pm
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Pizza Maker / Cook in North Pole. Apply here.
- VONS posted a job opening for Deli Clerk in North Pole. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Pole here.
🗞 Nearby News
Fairbanks
- Fairbanks school district to host family math and reading rally Thursday (alaskasnewssource.com)
- Tlingit Culture Holds Solutions To Changing Climate (sitkasentinel.com)
- Aurora Nov. 7, there was some Aurora. Calming, Relaxation, Meditation. Fairbanks, AK. (newsminer.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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