Juneau residents will have a rare opportunity this week to sound off over trash service. The company that runs curbside pick up has been acquired by Waste Connections, a Canada-based business with customers in 39 states and five provinces.
Local Government
Haines leaders grapple with police, economic development budget questions
Should the Haines Borough have a five-officer police force? $95,000 in government funding? How should the borough go about giving money to nonprofits? These are some of the questions the assembly has to decide on next week, in the fiscal year 18 borough budget.
Juneau Assembly forms task force on homelessness
The Juneau Assembly has appointed a three-member task force to focus on the community’s growing homeless problem.
Delta returns to Juneau with summer flights to capital city
Delta Air Lines began seasonal flights to Alaska’s capital city on Friday, according City and Borough of Juneau news release.
Pro-recall group in Homer holds rally as ACLU case lands on fourth judge
The recall election is scheduled for June 13.
Mining boosters, environmentalists dig in over Juneau’s mining regulations
Boosters of streamlined mining regulations have ties to Echo Bay’s failed mining venture. But advocates continue to pitch gold mining as Juneau’s economic salvation as public sector jobs dwindle.