Laurel Renkert, a financial advisor in Anchorage, recommends splitting your PFD into even thirds: spending, saving and splurging. That’d be $400 of this year’s check in each category.
Economy
Neets Bay Hatchery in Southeast Alaska opens first chum fishery in nearly a decade
Despite the uncertainty, fishermen said the Neets Bay opening was one of the highlights of the summer.
Juneau’s primary fuel dock to be replaced next year
According to Petro Marine Services, the project is estimated to cost $15 million and the goal is to complete construction next summer.
Ballot Proposition B asks voters to raise the property tax cap after budget cuts
It asks voters whether to restore Juneau’s cap on the local property tax rate, also known as the mill rate, to the amount it was before the last election.
Juneau’s Goldbelt Tram reopening still in limbo after crash this spring
Goldbelt Incorporated President and CEO McHugh Pierre said the company is still waiting for a major part, and it’s still a toss-up whether the tram will open before the last ship leaves on Oct. 6.
Proposed EPA rule would exempt most offshore seafood processing vessels from reporting their pollution discharge
About 80 permit holders in Alaska, Washington and Oregon would be affected if the proposal is enacted.