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Assembly may ask voters to OK $20M utility bond and $10M school bond, cruise visitors to pay $7 more in fees
City leaders also looking at hikes to property taxes and utility rates to cope with snowballing costs.
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Frustrated residents say concerns about short-term flood barrier plan aren’t getting sufficient answers
Some homeowners say they’d rather buy insurance than pay $6,300 for barriers, then focus on long-term fix.
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Opening lots of land around Juneau to more development gets OK from Assembly
More housing is major goal of new downtown blueprint, rezoning proposals in North Douglas and Auke Bay.
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Eaglecrest’s future may depend on how many cruise passengers will pay $171 to ride the gondola
Operators’ ridership and pricing expectations questionable, says former GM hired by CBJ for study.
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Flood district protection plan faces high barrier if enough property owners protest $6,300 payments
Eight of nine Assembly members need to OK plan if enough objections filed; at least two already have…
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Hike of more than 60% in water rates, 80% in sewer over next five years proposed by CBJ utilities
Increase needed due to rates not keeping up with inflation, officials say; Assembly will need to OK plan.
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New Xunaa Borough gets OK in published decision, but opponents not yet done with challenges
State boundary commission reaffirms 3-2 vote; excluded communities likely to ask for reconsideration.
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Juneau’s mayor gets an award, city manager gets a raise
Beth Weldon gets lifetime Alaska Municipal League honor; Katie Koester gets bonus, retroactive pay hike.
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Assembly OKs lowering flood barrier payment for property owners to about $6,300 rather than $8,000
Amended ordinance makes city pay higher end of 60/40 split, rather than even share.
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Assembly holding public hearing on $8K per-property flood district as other agreements, arguments persist
City, Forest Service, tribal council sign $1M study pact; citizens’ group video promotes lake levee.
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Big list of critical needs means mill rate increase is inevitable, Juneau’s leaders say at annual retreat
Brainstorming session also floats ideas from seasonal sales tax to “we should smoke weed for kids.”
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Patty Wahto, manager at Juneau International Airport, retiring next spring after 27-year career
Hired as deputy manager in 1998, she took over top job in 2013 and presided over a series…
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Eaglecrest board responsible for many of ski area’s operational, staffing woes, former GM says
Members “lack the industry knowledge needed to provide supervisory overview of the area,” report states.
Opinion
My Turn: Juneau residents need to tell leaders what services they want and how to pay for them
This is the season of wish lists and holiday dreams, as we eagerly anticipate what Santa — or…
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CBJ’s budget being squeezed by lots of requests for extra funds, finance director warns
City ended FY24 with extra $10M in bank, but Assembly spent extra $6.5M during first five months of…
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First update in 20 years of citywide commercial-use rules for parks and trails proposed in new study
Plan to be discussed Tuesday bans commercial use of Perseverance Trail, Sunshine Cove Natural Park.
Opinion
Opinion: Mired in bureaucracy, CBJ long-term flood fix advances at glacial pace
During meetings in Juneau last week, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) officials said it will likely take…
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Locals protesting $8K payment for temporary flood barriers told rejection may endanger permanent fix
Feds providing barriers free, but more help in danger if locals won’t pay to install them, city manager…
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Petition seeking one-third expansion of alcohol-serving establishments gets Assembly OK
Request to state would allow 31 licensees in Juneau instead of 23; Assembly rejects increase to 43.
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Police: Driver of CBJ truck not at fault in death of man struck in drive-through lane of bank
Victim laying on pavement during early-morning incident in June couldn’t be seen in time, JPD chief says.