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Bethel City Council Member Raymond 'Thor' Williams Running For Re-election

By • Sep 17, 2019
Bethel City Council Member Raymond "Thor" Williams is running for re-election.
Gabby Hiestand Salgado / KYUK

KYUK is wrapping up its series of profiles on candidates for Bethel City Council with Raymond "Thor" Williams. You can listen to Bethel City Council candidate Raymond "Thor" Williams' full “Coffee@KYUK” interview online.


Coffee@KYUK: Friday, September 13, 2019

By • Sep 13, 2019
City of Bethel

Bethel City Council candidate Raymond "Thor" Williams.


Cece Franko Running For Bethel City Council

By • Sep 12, 2019
Cece Franko is running for Bethel City Council.
Cece Franko

KYUK is continuing its series profiling candidates for Bethel City Council. Today, KYUK’s Greg Kim brings us Cece Franko. You can listen to Bethel City Council candidate Cece Franko’s full “Coffee@KYUK” interview online.


Bethel City Council Introduces Three Changes To Bethel Municipal Code

By • Sep 11, 2019
Bethel City Council has postponed voting on the Uniform Remote Sellers Sales Tax Code, which would enable the city to collect taxes on purchases made by Bethel residents online. Council will revisit the issue on April 14.
City of Bethel

Three modifications to the Bethel Municipal Code passed introduction last night, but not without debate.

Bethel City Council Approves Million Dollar Contract For The Avenues Piped Water And Sewer Project

By • Sep 11, 2019
Bethel City Council has postponed voting on the Uniform Remote Sellers Sales Tax Code, which would enable the city to collect taxes on purchases made by Bethel residents online. Council will revisit the issue on April 14.
City of Bethel

On Tuesday night, Bethel City Council gave the city manager permission to sign the first contract for the Avenues Piped Water and Sewer Project. DOWL Engineering submitted a draft of the contract that totals almost a million dollars. The engineering firm has laid out seven phases that will go into developing the design.

Alyssa Gustafson-Leary Running For Bethel City Council

By • Sep 11, 2019
Alyssa Gustafson-Leary is running for Bethel City Council.
Greg Kim / KYUK

KYUK is continuing its series of profiles on candidates for Bethel City Council. Today, KYUK’s Greg Kim brings us Alyssa Gustafson-Leary. You can listen to Gustafson-Leary’s full "Coffee@KYUK" interview online.


In Historic First, Half Of Bethel City Council Candidates Are Women

By • Sep 10, 2019
Three out of the six candidates running for Bethel City Council this year are women.
Greg Kim / KYUK

Three out of the six candidates running for Bethel City Council this year are women. That’s the second time since at least 2006 that three women have run, and the first time that half the candidates have been female. KYUK’s Greg Kim asked some former council members what they thought about that.


History Of Alcohol In Bethel Elections

By • Sep 9, 2019
Bethel City Council has postponed voting on the Uniform Remote Sellers Sales Tax Code, which would enable the city to collect taxes on purchases made by Bethel residents online. Council will revisit the issue on April 14.
City of Bethel

2009 was the year that Bethel went from “damp” to “wet” in terms of alcohol regulations. The town's first liquor store in more than 40 years opened in 2015. But why were there six years in between, when liquor stores were legal but non-existent?  


Haley Hanson Running For Bethel City Council

By • Sep 6, 2019
Haley Hanson is running for Bethel City Council.
Haley Hanson

Continuing our series of profiles on candidates running for seats on the Bethel City Council, here is first-time candidate Haley Hanson. You can listen to the full Coffee@KYUK interview with Hanson online.


Ordinance To Compensate Bethel City Council Members Is Dead

By • Sep 6, 2019
Bethel City Council has postponed voting on the Uniform Remote Sellers Sales Tax Code, which would enable the city to collect taxes on purchases made by Bethel residents online. Council will revisit the issue on April 14.
City of Bethel

The ordinance to pay Bethel City Council members is dead. The city council passed an ordinance earlier this year that would pay members for attending meetings. It would have gone into effect if residents voted in favor of it in the 2019 election. However, council members never took the action of putting it on the ballot, and the deadline has passed. 

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