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Search for airport manager continues
The search continues for the next airport manager for the Juneau International Airport.
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Longtime Juneauites appointed to city commissions
Planning Commission, Docks and Harbors Board, and Parks and Rec. Advisory Board gain new members
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Eaglecrest leaders decide Black Bear chairlift is beyond repair, seek alternatives to get skiers at their peak
Possibilities include converting Ptarmigan lift to triple-chair in addition to long-awaited gondola.
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Short-term rental task force recommends rule adjustments, but no cap on units for property owners
Group suggests allowing multiple STRs for a single dwelling, “grandfathering” period for new rules.
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Two Juneau airport manager finalists set for meet-and-greets, interviews on Wednesday and Thursday
One is a longtime municipal and military aviation manager, the other a longtime airport and Alaska DOT manager.
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Assembly approves budget that hikes mill rate to 10.24; also OKs 5% annual increase in utilities fees
City leaders reject cuts proposed by mayor, who expresses concern about tax-limiting ballot measures.
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Demolition of Telephone Hill homes after occupants leave by Oct. 1 approved by Assembly
Years-long debate about redevelopment of historic downtown neighborhood culminates with 7-1 vote.
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Massive agenda awaits Assembly on Monday, including proposal to start meetings earlier
Late-night decisions by exhausted leaders, people avoiding participation cited as reasons to change.
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Study: Shipping Juneau’s trash south best option once landfill is full
Local leaders pondering what to do with waste once current disposal site fills up in a decade.
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Assembly moves forward with influencing this year’s election, ranked choice voting in next year’s
Leaders look at spending $50K this fall with eye on tax issues, introducing RCV ordinance next week.
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Juneau’s homeless camping crisis: ‘They don’t feel safe around us? We don’t feel safe around them’
Business, home dwellers agree with unhoused that city’s “dispersed camping” remains dangerously unhealthy.
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Increasing mill rate to 10.24, rather than 10.19 in earlier versions of city’s budget, gets OK from Assembly
Extra costs in budget, loss of federal funds cited for higher increase from current rate of 10.04 mills.
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Juneau Assembly taking on pretty much the entire town with 59-item agenda Monday night
Items include mutitude of projects, faster release of police bodycams, stopping Mendenhall Glacier from being sold.
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Assembly’s budget deep dive: Debate spans from $3M to support Eaglecrest to $2,000 for veterans’ events
City leaders spend marathon evening seeking to resolve notable items during year when funds are short.
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Assembly moves to keep Juneau libraries open daily by providing funds after federal cuts
Money would prevent branches from closing one day a week, but won’t restore statewide loan program
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Telephone Hill residents will need to vacate homes Oct. 1 under demolition plan advanced by Assembly
Proposal calls for city to demolish neighborhood this fall, prepare site for development next summer.
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Assembly moves forward on mill rate and utility fee hikes, $10M school projects bond
Juneau leaders opt against utility projects bond, put seasonal sales tax on hold for further study.
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Election to incorporate new Xunaa Borough, and select its Assembly and school board, set for July 15
Approval would form Alaska’s 20th borough; result in dissolution of Hoonah’s municipal government.
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Petitions for mill rate cap, sales tax exemptions and in-person elections certified for signatures
Supporters have until May 30 to get 2,720 signatures to put measures on local fall ballot.
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How city leaders collect and spend money from residents, visitors getting big night of scrutiny
CBJ and school budgets, mill rate and utility fee hikes, seasonal sales tax part of Wednesday’s agenda.