The Juneau Assembly has appointed a three-member task force to focus on the community’s growing homeless problem.
Local Government
Delta returns to Juneau with summer flights to capital city
Delta Air Lines began seasonal flights to Alaska’s capital city on Friday, according City and Borough of Juneau news release.
Pro-recall group in Homer holds rally as ACLU case lands on fourth judge
The recall election is scheduled for June 13.
Mining boosters, environmentalists dig in over Juneau’s mining regulations
Boosters of streamlined mining regulations have ties to Echo Bay’s failed mining venture. But advocates continue to pitch gold mining as Juneau’s economic salvation as public sector jobs dwindle.
Petersburg mayor resigns with two years left on term
Petersburg’s mayor Mark Jensen resigned in a letter to the borough Thursday, but did not give any reason for stepping down.
Quake prone cities on West Coast aim to improve countermeasures
Vulnerability assessments by utilities and emergency planners along the U.S. West Coast suggest it could be weeks or a month or more before water service gets restored after a major earthquake — not to mention electricity, sewage treatment and fuel supply too.
Juneau’s homeless population prefers Marine Park over Thane campground
A month after the Juneau Assembly passed its anti-camping ordinance, Marine Park has become a new haven for the downtown homeless population. Now the city wants to enforce the park’s posted hours.
Juneau’s ‘Field of Fireweed’ rezoned industrial
Landowner Spike Bicknell has applied to turn the 26 acres near the airport into a motocross park.
Juneau Assembly to review ‘Field of Fireweed’ rezone in advance of proposed motocross park
Spike Bicknel, owners of the Honsinger Pond property, wants to build a motorcross park on 26 acres near the airport. Public opposition has been fierce over the loss of wetlands used by waterfowl.
Funding for pro-road group approved by Juneau Assembly
The Juneau Assembly teed up $20,000 for a pro-road group that’s backing the Juneau Access Project at a budget belt-tightening meeting Wednesday.