Despite obvious activity going on in the area owned by Goldbelt Incorporated, Mayor Beth Weldon told a Royal Caribbean Group representative that no one at the city has been informed about their plans for development on Douglas Island.
Local Government
Juneau Assembly, cruise industry leaders to hold joint meeting to discuss tourism season
The hour-long public meeting will begin at noon on Thursday at City Hall in the Assembly Chambers.
City seeks public input on updating comprehensive plan for Juneau’s future
The comprehensive plan is designed to help the city determine how the community wants to see Juneau change and grow over the next two decades.
As Juneau’s winter warming shelter closes, some patrons don’t know where they’ll spend the night
The shelter is a last resort for unhoused people to survive cold winter nights when temperatures drop below freezing. Its seasonal closure comes as Juneau grapples with a housing shortage and a city-run campground remains closed.
A lawsuit could alter the Mendenhall River levee project, but construction continues
Tensions over a levee that’s taking shape in backyards along Mendenhall River have come to a head, with one homeowner filing suit against the city alleging that officials did not go through the proper process for approving the project.
Advocacy group files Juneau ballot petitions to lower household costs, return to in-person voting
The group seeks to cap the property tax rate, to remove sales tax on food and utilities and to make in-person voting the default again.