{"id":121124,"date":"2025-09-23T22:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/opinion\/letter-to-the-editor-property-tax-cap-could-limit-juneaus-services\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T16:46:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:46:29","slug":"letter-to-the-editor-property-tax-cap-could-limit-juneaus-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/2025\/09\/23\/letter-to-the-editor-property-tax-cap-could-limit-juneaus-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter to the Editor: Property tax cap could limit Juneau&#8217;s services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have an Assembly to manage and to provide the services we can&rsquo;t provide for ourselves. Those services are everywhere, like when we turn on the tap or flush our toilets. We see firetrucks, police cars and schools. But about the services we have forgotten about? Parks and Recreation&rsquo;s sports for our kids. How would we maintain and run the airport? 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