To get the designation, the Juneau Assembly and Mayor Beth Weldon had to commit to make Juneau more accessible and to invest in infrastructure for older community members.
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Juneau Assembly outlines state and federal funding priorities
Several projects have carried over from last year, including a multiuse path in Lemon Creek, a new City Hall and a second crossing between Juneau and Douglas Island.
Juneau looks to new recruitment strategies amid city worker shortage
The Juneau Assembly is considering offering sign-on bonuses and enhancing retirement benefits to attract and retain more city workers.
Juneau’s new transit center and bus routes bring changes for Valley bus riders
The new routes have fewer stops, but the city is promising faster rides and fewer delays in return.
Juneau Assembly looks into exempting food from sales tax
If groceries became exempt from sales tax and the sales tax rate went to 6% in the summer, the city’s finance director has estimated that local households would on average save, a summer visitor would pay about $1 extra, and the city would lose about half a million dollars in revenue.
Watch: Bartlett and city leaders weigh in on staff turnover and the future of the hospital
Join Daily News Editor Rashah McChesney and Reporter Claire Stremple as they ask hospital management and city leaders questions from our audience and from the newsroom