The Assembly will decide Monday whether to combine three advisory boards and the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee into one Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.
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City asks Juneau residents for input on Marine Park renovations
An online survey asks park-goers and nearby business owners how they use the space, and what they’d like to see there in the future.
Juneau city officials ask for public input on recreation in Montana Creek area
They’ll use feedback from a newly released survey to help create a master plan.
A proposal for a contentious ATV trail in Juneau is out for public comment
The proposal has gotten so much attention that the state’s Department of Natural Resources has extended the public comment period through May 20.
Juneau’s seasonal campground for people without homes to close next week
It will close on Oct. 15, and the city wants everyone to have their belongings and food out by noon.
Cope Park is getting a new bike track; some neighbors wonder why they didn’t know about it
Many local bike enthusiasts are excited about the project. But some neighbors raised concerns recently, saying they weren’t informed beforehand.
Juneau opens safer, more accessible campground for people without homes
Juneau’s new, 20-tent campground isn’t for recreation. It replaces a campground with a checkered history that’s been one piece of the city’s efforts to give shelter to people without homes.
Juneau expands shelter options for homeless into the summer
The city extended the cold weather shelter’s contract for three more months this week and plans to open its new campground Tuesday.
‘Hunker down’ doesn’t mean much when you’re homeless
People experiencing homelessness are exempt under Juneau’s hunker-down order. For many of them, the threat of a pandemic is just not as high of a priority as staying warm or getting their next meal.
Juneau Assembly pushes RecycleWorks expansion
Juneau’s city-run RecycleWorks program is looking to consolidate its operations on a single site and add a composting operation. The complex deal would involve selling city land to the Alaskan Brewery Company and hiking utility rates.