On Feb. 16, 1987, a man was indicted on three charges — first-degree murder, second-degree theft and compounding — connected with the disappearance and death of George Robinson Williamson. The Juneau resident was arrested on Feb. 6 by Alaska State Troopers and was examined for five days by a Juneau grandy jury before the charges were made public Monday afternoon. Another Juneau man was convicted of attempted murder and assault after being accused of choking, attacking and abandoning a woman near Mendenhall Glacier. He was found guilty by a jury trial in the Alaska Supreme Court on Saturday after a two-week deliberation period. While the woman suffered memory loss after her recovery from a fractured skull, the jury did, however, find the man not guilty of second-degree sexual assault.
The state school board was set to review applications for a new state education commissioner during a meeting Monday and Tuesday in Anchorage. Applications were limited to Alaskans, and at least five of the applicants were from Juneau.
In Juneau, the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly and the Planning Commission planned to announce an ordinance regarding land-use at their joint meeting on Tuesday. After three years of work, the Planning Commission finished developing new code that classified land-use by density, allowing those who live in affected zones to know the maximum number of neighbors are willing to have.
With all the controversy surrounding the Open Meetings Act, a Valentine’s Day dinner between a few Assembly members to discuss some municipal business led the host to request an ad broadcasting the meeting be put in the newspaper. Assembly member Rich Poor noted that because he did not want to violate the Open Meetings Act, he decided to run the ad about the meeting so that it was known by the public and therefore not disobeying the law.
“This Day in Juneau History” is compiled by Empire freelancer Tasha Elizarde, who sums up the day’s events — 30 years ago — by perusing Empire archives.
“This Day in Juneau History” is compiled by Empire freelancer Tasha Elizarde, who sums up the day’s events — 30 years ago — by perusing Empire archives.
