The Juneau Assembly will soon decide how it will spend $5.2 million in fees collected from cruise ship passengers. Not every request has been funded — including $400,000 from Bartlett Regional Hospital.
"Cruise Line Association of Alaska"
Juneau’s cruise ship head tax spending pitches due next week
Typically, the city receives dozens of pitches for things like seasonal emergency services personnel, waterfront infrastructure improvements, crossing guards and more public restroom cleaning and maintenance.