Fireworks are not a big enough public nuisance or safety risk in Juneau to warrant a partial or outright ban.
Archives for November 2012
Tuesday Newscast 11/20/12
Assembly declines additional assessment of a new ice rink
The Juneau Assembly will not seek a consultant’s input on the likely operating costs of a second sheet of ice next to Treadwell Arena in Douglas.
CG 6017 ‘hit something we never saw’
Sole survivor Lt. Lance Leone talks about the helo crash that claimed the lives of three Sitka airmen.
Juneau Afternoon 11/20/12
Pat Moore Hosts: We’ll hear about Saturday’s Holy Trinity Church Bazaar, Saturday’s Girls On the Run, sustainability, Harborview Elementary, that, Writers Almanac, Bird Note, music and more
Kreiss-Tomkins has a 28 vote lead
An additional 86 absentee ballots have been counted according to Gail Fenumiai with the Alaska Division of Elections.
Monday Newscast 11/19/12
Assembly to be updated tonight on Dimond Park Ice Rink proposal
The Juneau Assembly Committee of the Whole tonight will get an update on a feasibility study for a proposed Dimond Park Ice Rink.
Grounded vessels near Cold Bay leaking fuel
Two vessels that grounded near Cold Bay last week have been leaking fuel.
French still ahead
Democratic Sen. Hollis French is still slightly ahead of Republican challenger Bob Bell, for Senate District J in Anchorage. The state Division of Elections counted more absentee ballots on Friday, giving French a 50-vote lead. At the end of the day, French had 7,572 votes to Bell’s 7,522 votes. In another race Democrats were watching, …