Assembly members asked City Manager Rorie Watt to go back to Norwegian, suggesting the company donate directly to an organization like the Juneau Community Foundation, instead of the city itself.
CBJ Assembly Meetings
From taxes and federal dollars, to schools and capital projects — Juneau asks for public comment to build its budget
Beginning at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday residents can comment — via phone or Zoom — on the city’s proposed tax hike, the plan for spending federal stimulus funds and using general funds, the school district budget and capital improvement project priorities.
Federal funds could fill in Juneau’s budget gap from last year and take a big bite out of next year’s
Last year, the city spent a lot of money during the pandemic that the Assembly hadn’t originally budgeted for — that’s everything from city busses running for free to standing up an emergency operations center.
Juneau picks finalists for systemic racism review committee
The committee will review proposed laws and advise the assembly if they include a policy or implication that is racist.
Juneau approves more cash relief for low income residents
The Juneau Assembly voted 7 to 2 on an ordinance to pay out more individual grants in addition to those paid out last year.
Juneau Assembly to consider more individual assistance grants for neediest residents
Without Assembly action, 1,180 eligible, lower income adults financially hurt by the pandemic won’t be paid individual assistance grants.
Juneau works to make ‘Zoom bombing’ a criminal offense
City officials estimate that there have been about a dozen instances of what’s known as “Zoom bombing” or disrupting a meeting. Zoom bombers have successfully hijacked other public meetings in Alaska and throughout the rest of the world, often with lewd, racist or pornographic material.
Youth shelter is coming to Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley, after city approves property transfer
The Juneau Assembly approved the transfer of the Hurlock Avenue lot at its meeting Monday night, along with leasing the property to Tlingit and Haida Regional Housing Authority for use as an emergency youth shelter.
Juneau Assembly approves more CARES funding for businesses and individuals impacted by COVID-19
On Monday night, the Assembly passed $2.3 million in CARES Act funding to create another grant program for businesses and another $2 million for grants to individuals impacted by the pandemic.
Juneau Assembly appoints new member, bids farewell to Edwardson
Christine Woll replaces Rob Edwardson to represent District 2 on the Juneau Assembly. She will serve a three-year term.