The 86-lot Pederson Hill subdivision — designed to build entry-level houses — has been given the nod by a key committee of the Juneau Assembly. The project will require the city to dip into its treasury reserves to help get the $8.8 million project off the ground.
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Juneau Assembly weighs $5.2 million passenger fee plan
The Juneau Assembly will soon decide how it will spend $5.2 million in fees collected from cruise ship passengers. Not every request has been funded — including $400,000 from Bartlett Regional Hospital.
Most property assessments rise in Juneau
Juneau property owners should have received property value notices that were mailed out last week. About 60 percent of properties saw their tax bill increase. These went up an average 3.5 percent; though some saw a hike as high as 10 percent.
Muslim exchange students in Juneau report warm welcome, shrug off Trump rhetoric
The Kennedy-Lugar YES Program was was created in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks to bridge religious and cultural barriers. A pair of Muslim YES exchange students report a warm welcome in Juneau as the federally funded program enters its seventh year — despite uncertainty over its fate under the Trump administration.
Juneau approves another $100,000 for cruise ship lawsuit
Monday’s appropriation adds to the more than $250,000 the city has already spent to date defending itself in a lawsuit brought by the cruise ship industry.
High school student honored for Gold Creek rescue
A 14-year-old Juneau high school student was honored by the governor’s office today for rescuing a 5-year-old boy he saw fall into a fast-running creek.