The Juneau Assembly won’t revisit the marijuana zoning, but it plans to work on a new ordinance that may add additional requirements, such as municipal licensing, limiting hours of operation and odor control.
Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk - Juneau
North Douglas retirees seek backyard grow house, spur dueling pot petitions
“We’re typical. My husband and I,” said aspiring pot entrepreneur June Hall. “And I think the people out here on North Douglas are like us. They’re not scary, lurking individuals.”
Juneau School Board adds back one position for Native Success support
Members of the Alaska Native Sisterhood, parents and concerned community members told the School Board the programs that help Native students graduate should be a higher priority.
Juneau School Board to take public testimony on budget tonight
If the Alaska Legislature passes a budget with education cuts deeper than the governor’s, Juneau schools will see some essential programs disappear.
Masked man attempts kidnapping at gunpoint in Mendenhall Valley
Juneau police are searching for a masked man who attempted to kidnap a woman at gunpoint on Wednesday as she walked to her car. It’s likely the second time the man had harassed her family in a week.
Angoon mayor unsatisfied with state response to tainted subsistence seal
Hawk Inlet is healthy according to state officials. That’s the message Angoon received about three weeks after concerns were raised about high levels of mercury found in a subsistence seal.
Juneau Assembly dismisses Planning Commission chair
The Juneau Assembly unanimously decided Monday to unseat the chair of the Planning Commission. Several assembly members said it was the first time such a decision was warranted during their time in office.
Meet Jamie Bursell, the newest Juneau Assembly member
“There’s a huge variety of issues that we have to tackle. I feel like I have a lot of good life experience, and I enjoy Juneau.”
Without ferry service, a Southeast village considers $18 gallon of milk
Three Southeast villages endured the longest ferry drought in recent memory. The LeConte didn’t arrive for more than a month, leaving communities such as Angoon to depend more on subsistence or the only grocery store in town. As lawmakers consider even deeper cuts to ferry services, some locals are already getting a taste of what that reality could be like.
Juneau’s League of Women Voters hosts mayoral debate
Ken Koelsch and Karen Crane were asked questions about the economy, housing, homelessness, addiction, marijuana ordinances and a growing senior population.