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Anchorage’s Assembly quietly axed a decades-old zoning rule requiring property owner notifications—just one line in a table change that now lets them roll out controversial overlays like TSDO2 and MMHOP without warning. Citing cost and low feedback, they skipped email opt-ins entirely, sparking outrage in neighborhoods like Turnagain and North Star, which have already passed resolutions demanding reversal. Property owners feel blindsided, especially since those already in TSDO zones are now automatically in MMHOP too—all while the Assembly takes public testimony on the new overlay during summer break. This move raises alarms: when big decisions slip through with minimal input, what else is being quietly tucked into the rules?

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