Juneau’s controversial ordinance prohibiting sleeping on private property downtown goes into effect April 15. The anti-camping initiative coincides with the reopening of the seasonal Thane Campground.
Housing
Pederson Hill housing initiative gets Juneau Assembly approval
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.
What does recidivism mean anyway?
When a person gets out of jail, the process is called re-entry — they’re re-entering society. It can be like starting a life in a foreign land where the people don’t want you there.
Short on volunteers, Salvation Army’s ‘warming center’ winds down
Volunteer shortage causes warming center to shut down until the Salvation Army finds people willing to help supervise the shelter overnight. The emergency center had opened after the city condemned the historic Bergmann Hotel and displaced its tenants.
‘We’re just out’: Bergmann tenants turn to Salvation Army
The historic building has suffered from years of neglect and mistreatment. Juneau officials condemned it because the building isn’t safe but for some Juneau residents, it was home.
Tenants displaced after Juneau’s historic Bergmann Hotel condemned by city
The historic Bergmann Hotel used as a tenement has been condemned by the City and Borough of Juneau over health and safety hazards. Tenants were coming to terms Friday with the city’s condemnation order.