Local Government

The comprehensive plan is designed to help the city determine how the community wants to see Juneau change and grow over the next two decades.

The shelter is a last resort for unhoused people to survive cold winter nights when temperatures drop below freezing. Its seasonal closure comes as Juneau grapples with a housing shortage and a city-run campground remains closed.

Tensions over a levee that’s taking shape in backyards along Mendenhall River have come to a head, with one homeowner filing suit against the city alleging that officials did not go through the proper process for approving the project.

The group seeks to cap the property tax rate, to remove sales tax on food and utilities and to make in-person voting the default again.

In 2024, more than 700 people living in Juneau worked for the federal government. It’s not clear how many are still employed amid the ongoing firings.

The new petition comes less than a year after Juneau voters shot down a ballot initiative to ban large cruise ships on Saturdays.

Members voted 8-1 in favor of the development of Huna Totem Corporation’s proposed downtown dock after a years-long process.

While the hospital and school district presented balanced budgets to the city, Eaglecrest Ski Area faces a $2.7 million deficit.

The borough clerk has issued a recall petition in response to residents’ complaints about the mayor using public funds to pay for his family’s travel.

The city’s new inundation maps are expected to be released at the end of the month, before the levee is scheduled to be finished in mid-June.