Anchorage Assembly will consider $250K settlement with fired city manager

And: Sunday is the deadline to register to vote in the November election ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Today's sponsor: [Today's Sponsor: McDonald's Franchising]( Good afternoon. It’s Friday, October 4. In today's newsletter: - The Anchorage Assembly is meeting today to[consider a $250,000 legal settlement]( with former Municipal Manager Amy Demboski, who was fired during the previous administration. - After an uproar within the Anchorage swimming community, a half-dozen legislators are [calling for the removal of recently installed diving boards]( at Bartlett High School, home to the only 50-meter pool in the state. - Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance has introduced her administration’s [draft 2025 city budget]( which totals about $636.5 million in proposed general government spending. There's plenty to do in Anchorage this weekend, including a festival and fall markets in addition to a host of First Friday art openings. A [political satire show]( by the Capitol Fools opens at the Atwood Concert Hall on Saturday. Check out the rest of this weekend's highlights [here.]( Anchorage weather It's mostly cloudy today with a high near 52 degrees. There's a chance of rain overnight and into Saturday, and the forecast calls for precipitation through the weekend. Daytime temperatures will continue to hover in the low 50s for the next several days. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Anchorage Assembly to meet on $250K settlement with city manager fired during Bronson administration →]( [The proposal dates back to the middle of Dave Bronson's administration, when municipal manager Amy Demboski alleged she was fired for raising concerns about unlawful conduct at City Hall.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Alaska legislators join call to remove recently installed diving boards at Bartlett High →]( [The clash over the installation project has caused a schism between the swimming and diving communities that train and compete alongside each other at aquatic centers throughout the state.]( [Anchorage Mayor LaFrance lays out $637M city spending plan for 2025 →]( LaFrance’s proposal is about $25.6 million more than this year’s roughly[$610.9 million revised budget]( which was [developed and revised]( by former Mayor Dave Bronson and the Assembly. [No arrests made in killing of two 18-year-old women in Hooper Bay, troopers say →]( Alaska State Troopers say they are investigating the deaths of two 18-year-old women in the Southwest Alaska village of Hooper Bay after they were found dead earlier this week. [Alaska’s voter registration deadline is Sunday for the November election →]( Alaska Division of Elections [regional offices]( will [be open]( from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday for voters to register. [Taxpayers in 24 states, including Alaska, will be able to file returns directly with IRS for free in 2025 →]( The federal tax collector’s Direct File program, which allows taxpayers to calculate and submit their returns to the government directly without using commercial tax preparation software, will be open to more than 30 million people in the 2025 filing season. ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Alaska legislative panel bans large signs in the state Capitol after education protest →]( [Supreme Court clears way for Biden administration limits on methane and mercury pollution →]( [Need a new passport? Wait times just got shorter. →]( [How Joe Biden lost his grip on Israel’s war for ‘total victory’ in Gaza →]( [‘Teaming With Microbes’ podcast: Understanding how frost affects your garden →]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States