🌱Anchorage School District Plan + New Health Dept. Director

Good morning, Anchorage! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening around town today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and very cold. High: 14 Low: 4.

Here are the top stories in Anchorage today:

1. The Anchorage School District's newly proposed six-year capital plan proposes tearing down three existing elementary schools and replacing them with three new schools at a total cost of close to $100 million. The three schools are Inlet View, Wonder Park, and Tudor Elementary. The first up is Inlet View. The School Board is deciding at its Nov. 16 meeting if it will appear on the 2022 school bond. (Anchorage Daily News)
2. The Anchorage Assembly has voted to confirm Mayor Dave Bronson’s appointed Health Department director, Joe Gerace. The 7-3 vote came after the Assembly spent several hours in executive session. The Assembly discussed accusations against Gerace related to his behavior in the workplace, including allegations of sexism toward female employees and safety concerns. The Bronson administration has called the accusations false and an attempt at character assassination. (Anchorage Daily News)

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About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.