The deadline to apply for assistance from the state is Oct. 9.
Local Government
City leaders declare local emergency, share next steps for property owners after Juneau’s record flood
On Tuesday, Gov. Dunleavy announced that he had approved a state disaster declaration in response to the flooding.
Juneau Assembly calls meeting to declare local emergency after record flooding
Deputy City Manager Robert Barr says that about 20 homes — eight buildings altogether — have been condemned.
Katie Koester will be Juneau’s new city manager
Koester was named Juneau’s director of engineering and public works in 2019. Before that, she’d been the city manager of Homer, her hometown, since 2015.
Juneau hospital’s CEO and CFO resign
The resignations come a week after hospital board member and doctor Lindy Jones told the board that staffing and management problems were leading to inadequate care of behavioral health patients.
Juneau residents weigh in on future of Telephone Hill during open house
Since taking over ownership of the neighborhood from the state in March, the city has been looking into redeveloping the area.
Anchorage mayor floats plan to buy one-way plane tickets for homeless residents
Most homeless people in Anchorage are from Anchorage, Assembly Chair Chris Constant said in an interview Wednesday.
18 candidates file to run in Juneau’s local election
This year’s pool of candidates is far more crowded than last year’s, when five incumbents were the only candidates running and automatically won reelection.
Four candidates certified to run in Juneau’s local election as of Sunday
Prospective candidates for Juneau’s four open Assembly seats and two open school board seats have until 4:30 p.m. on Monday, July 24 to file.
Loren Jones to replace Carole Triem on Juneau Assembly until October
When Jones first ran for the Assembly in 2011, he cited shrinking landfill space, affordable housing and health care services as top priorities.