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 extends life of aquatics board
The Juneau Assembly has prevented the aquatics board’s mandate from expiring this year. But it declined to act on the board’s recommendations to expand its powers or contract out the city’s two swimming pools to a third party.
Juneau medical complex to receive patients in the front, sell pot in the back
Dr. Norvin Perez has permits to grow, sell and process marijuana at the same address as his Mendenhall Valley medical clinic. The curious arrangement appears to be the first of its kind in Alaska.
Juneau Assembly pushes RecycleWorks expansion
Juneau’s city-run RecycleWorks program is looking to consolidate its operations on a single site and add a composting operation. The complex deal would involve selling city land to the Alaskan Brewery Company and hiking utility rates.
Juneau Assembly committee advances temporary hotel tax for JACC
If the full Juneau Assembly advances the proposal at its Aug. 21 meeting, voters will get the final say through a local ballot question in the October municipal election. As amended Wednesday, the extra 2 percent tax would be in effect from 2018 through 2021.
Juneau planning commission to consider warehouse pot grow
Another marijuana grow facility is scheduled to go before the Juneau Planning Commission on Tuesday. If approved, it would add to the growing number of licensed cultivators in the capital city.
Eaglecrest Ski Area proposes beer and wine sales
Après-ski drinks are common in the Eaglecrest Ski Area parking lot. Now, the Eaglecrest board wants to license alcohol sales and earn a slice of the revenue.
Juneau to hire half-time public information officer
It’s part of a long-term goal of the Juneau Assembly to create and implement a communications plan to keep the public informed.
Seattle-based company gets permit for senior housing in Juneau
Juneau’s housing market is difficult for everyone, including senior citizens. A Seattle-based company hopes it’ll be the solution to a historical problem.
Assembly adds gender expression to equal rights ordinance
In its most recent draft, the Juneau Assembly added gender expression as a protected class in its proposed Equal Rights Ordinance.