Creating the committee was one of Mayor Beth Weldon’s first actions upon taking office last month. According to a report by the Southeast Alaska Association for the Education of Young Children, there are only enough licensed child care slots for one in five children under school age in Juneau.
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Juneau Assembly prepares to upgrade city smoking ban
The Assembly advanced an ordinance on Monday to bring Juneau into compliance with a new state anti-smoking law. The biggest change would be an increase in the smoking buffer outside of business entrances.
Assembly approves leasing former downtown pocket park for food court
David McCasland, who owns fish taco stand Deckhand Dave’s, typically operates with other vendors on the Archipelago Lot by the cruise ship docks in the summer. He plans to turn the current vacant lot that used to be Gunakadeit Park into a seasonal food court.
Koelsch passes torch to Weldon as new Assembly takes up business
After a busy municipal election season where two sitting assembly members resigned to run for mayor, Monday’s meeting restored the Assembly to nine members and saw them begin getting down to business.
Wade Bryson apparent winner in second District 2 race
The Canvass Review Board spent days counting 2,500 early, questioned and absentee ballots. Wade Bryson’s lead over the next closest opponent grew by 6 votes.
Triem and Hale win Assembly seats, Bryson holds narrow lead in race over Schoenberger
Wade Bryson holds a 122-vote lead over Garrett Schoenberger in an Assembly race that’s unresolved. There are about 2,500 ballots still to be counted.
Candidates for local office discuss issues at League of Women Voters forum
For this year’s League of Women Voters municipal candidate forum, the nonpartisan civic organization partnered with KTOO and the Juneau Empire to broadcast live from @360.
Assembly grants $1.8 million to Phase II of Housing First
The Assembly’s grant to the Juneau Housing First Collaborative brings them closer to expanding. The collaborative wants to more than double its capacity to provide permanent, supportive housing for the homeless.
Assembly minority wields influence over October ballot questions
Political machinations have left the Juneau Assembly down to just seven members. That’s empowered a three-member minority to block any actions between now and after the October election.
Juneau Assembly election status? It’s complicated
With the filing deadline closed, a whopping 11 people are running for four open seats on the Juneau Assembly. Yet not one incumbent is being challenged.