City Manager Kim Kiefer talked to KTOO’s Casey Kelly this week about a variety of issues facing the city and borough.
Local Government
Investigators follow up on Gastineau Apartments fire leads
Juneau Fire Marshal Dan Jager says Saturday’s Gastineau Apartments fire was intentionally started.
Juneau’s budget picture improves, still unsustainable
A combination of new revenues and spending cuts have improved Juneau’s budget picture, but it’s not sustainable yet.
Accessory apartment proposal fails at Juneau Assembly
A proposal from the Juneau Affordable Housing Commission intended to spur development of low-cost rental units failed at the Assembly this week.
CBJ Regular Meeting 3/16/2015
Audio from the Mar. 16, 2015 CBJ Assembly meeting.
Juneau cracks down on aggressive “hawking”
The Juneau Police Department says “hawking” — an aggressive form of commercial sidewalk solicitation — is on the rise.
Juneau schools, CBJ implement new safety practices for active threats
The new city and Juneau School District strategy for dealing with active threats is known as ALICE—Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate.
District’s budget proposes maintaining class sizes, cuts to activities
Of the $2 million worth of budget cuts, the largest is almost $700,000 for high school activities.
With class sizes on the rise, Juneau School Board asks Assembly for full funding
“What we’re asking is to fund to the cap and see if we can get some of those activities funds back. I know that’s a hard ask. We’re all hurting,” said Superintendent Mark Miller.
Juneau Assembly to solicit development for downtown parking lot, again
The city solicited proposals last spring and Juneau Legacy Properties was the only one that came in.