Watt has been city manager for seven years, a period when Juneau experienced rapid growth in tourism interrupted by the pandemic.
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Proposed Juneau budget raises spending and property tax revenue
Watt’s proposed total mill rate of 10.28 is slightly lower than last year’s, but because of higher property values, the city would still get nearly $6 million more in property tax revenue.
Heavy rains in Juneau cause flood risk, increase avalanche potential
The heaviest rain is expected to let up heading into the weekend, with drier conditions returning on Saturday.
Cleanup crews respond to sewage spill on Douglas Island in Juneau
An equipment malfunction at around 5:30 Thursday morning caused sewage to spill from equipment near Sandy Beach into Gastineau Channel.
Watch: Bartlett and city leaders weigh in on staff turnover and the future of the hospital
Join Daily News Editor Rashah McChesney and Reporter Claire Stremple as they ask hospital management and city leaders questions from our audience and from the newsroom
Research team looks at potential landslide hazard in Juneau, plans to track landscape changes
A group of researchers and emergency management experts hiked into the area to assess the risk Thursday morning.
City officials say the South Africa COVID-19 variant has been found in Juneau
You can watch here, on the city’s Facebook page, or listen in by calling 1-253-215-8782 or 1-346-248-7799 with the webinar ID 985 6308 5159. The public can ask questions in advance by emailing COVIDquestions@juneau.org.
Juneau officials release COVID-19 vaccine survey results, more than 2,300 residents responded
The form was intended to get a better sense of resident attitudes and concerns about getting the shot.
With more than 61% of eligible Juneau residents vaccinated, city switches to smaller pop-up clinics
Two churches hosted pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinics on Monday, April 26.
Juneau city manager says he expects service and personnel cuts
Local government is one of Juneau’s biggest employers. The city, which includes the school district, hospital and airport, budgets for about 1,800 full-time equivalent jobs a year.