A citizens’ board is recommending a 5 percent increase in Juneau sewer and water rates beginning July first.
Local Government
Sprucing up Main Street
“When the name of the road is Main Street there’s never a good time to rebuild it.” The work was scheduled with an eye on having the least impact on both the legislative session and the upcoming tourist season.
Neighbors agree on energy, disagree on road
Elected officials from Juneau, Haines, Skagway and Whitehorse met in Skagway on Friday for what was called the Northern Neighbors Summit.
UPDATE: JSD, JEA reach another impasse, JDHS principal candidates announced
The Juneau School District and Juneau Education Association teachers union have reached another impasse in negotiations for a long term contract.
Juneau reaches out to nearby communities, neighbor to neighbor
The borough assemblies from Haines, Skagway and Juneau will meet Friday afternoon in the Skagway Assembly Chambers for what’s being billed as “The Northern Lynn Canal Neighbors Summit.”
Assembly upholds gun range permit
The Assembly says the Planning Commission conditional use permit for Juneau Mercantile and Armory stands.
After quiet change to state rules, an unintended parking holiday in many cities
Juneau is just one of many cities across the state that lets the courts handle parking ticket appeals. But as of this month, the court system won’t bother with any case where an officer stuck a ticket under someone’s windshield wiper. They offered their interpretation of the statute in a rules order that went into effect April 15.
Juneau Assembly honors longtime PRAC member Jim King
When Jim King was appointed to the City and Borough of Juneau’s first Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee in 1968, the Capital City didn’t even have a Parks and Rec department.
Assembly hears public comments on proposed mill levy increase, FY14 budgets
Juneau residents sent the CBJ Assembly a clear message Monday night: Do not roll back property taxes if it would mean cuts to city services.
Juneau City Attorney Hartle to retire June 30th
City Attorney John Hartle is stepping down after 20 years with the City and Borough of Juneau’s Law Department.