A slate of shareholders with business backgrounds is trying to unseat four incumbents on the Sealaska board of directors
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Juneau Assembly halts cell phone towers until plan in place
The Juneau Assembly has placed a moratorium on cell phone towers while it works on a wireless communications master plan.
Mixed messages about Juneau parking persist
City Manager Kim Keifer said parking laws and penalties are “for the most part” being enforced.
Juneau Assembly approves Law Department’s move to Sealaska Plaza
The move will happen sometime around the first of the year as the CBJ Law Department expands to handle additional responsibilities.
Tlingit ventriloquism, a way to keep the language alive
Carlton Smith got into ventriloquism fifty years ago as a ten-year-old boy living in Haines. When Smith was bedridden with hepatitis for four months, his father bought him his first puppet from a Sears-Roebuck catalog – a red-headed figure wearing a green suit named Jerry.
Troll takes her seat on the Juneau Assembly
Assembly members Mary Becker and Karen Crane were also sworn in to their second terms on the CBJ Assembly before Monday’s meeting.
Juneau advertises for a new lobbyist
Assembly member Carlton Smith says the assembly decided to issue a solicitation of interest to broaden the selection.
CBJ looks for a new lobbyist
The city and borough of Juneau is in the market for a new legislative lobbyist.
Long-time lobbyist Clark Gruening retired at the end of July after more than 25 years with the CBJ.
Juneau Assembly declines to take up adoption of Auke Lake Management Plan
The Juneau Assembly on Monday decided for the time being not to consider new restrictions on the use of motorized watercraft on Auke Lake.
Outside city manager evaluation could cost up to $20,000
An independent, third party evaluation of City Manager Kim Kiefer’s performance could cost the City and Borough of Juneau up to $20,000 dollars, according to a consultant who made a pitch to members of the CBJ Assembly on Tuesday.