Manager details potential cuts as CBJ Assembly looks at scaling back property tax
City Manager Kim Kiefer says seven positions and more than a dozen programs and services may have to be eliminated or reduced if the Juneau Assembly scales back property taxes.
School security funds may address lockdown needs
Districts worried about security of exterior and classroom doors in the event of a lockdown
Outside city manager evaluation could cost up to $20,000
An independent, third party evaluation of City Manager Kim Kiefer’s performance could cost the City and Borough of Juneau up to $20,000 dollars, according to a consultant who made a pitch to members of the CBJ Assembly on Tuesday.
Juneau police arrest two for illegal drugs
Twenty-two year old Katrina Costello and Orion Seal, age 29, were apprehended on Wednesday for transporting 61 grams of what officers believe is heroin, 30 Oxycodone pills, 15 grams of hashish, and nine strips of suboxone, a drug that is taken by dissolving strips on the tongue.
JPD candidates say community policing is a ‘philosophy’ not a program
It may be several weeks before Juneau hires a new police chief.
Bill Overstreet remembered as a crusader for Juneau
Former Mayor Bill Overstreet is being remembered as a persuasive and successful spokesman for Juneau during the capital move fights of the 1970s and 80s.
JPD chief candidates in Juneau; public invited
The team selected to rate candidates for a new Juneau Police Chief reads like a “who’s who” in criminal justice and public safety in the capital city.
Three finalists for JPD police chief
Three finalists for Juneau Police Chief will come to the capital city next week to compete in person for the job.
They hope to … more
City ignored Veterans for Peace settlement offer
A settlement proposal that could have stopped litigation against the Juneau Planning Commission was never acknowledged by the city.
Sales tax extension, bond proposition add to FY 14 budget
The City and Borough of Juneau’s budget for Fiscal Year 2014 would be about 2.5 percent larger than a preliminary version approved last year under … more
