Juneau property owners should have received property value notices that were mailed out last week. About 60 percent of properties saw their tax bill increase. These went up an average 3.5 percent; though some saw a hike as high as 10 percent.
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Juneau’s budget picture improves, still unsustainable
A combination of new revenues and spending cuts have improved Juneau’s budget picture, but it’s not sustainable yet.
Petersburg considers changes to senior sales tax exemption
Four measures on the Oct. 7 ballot could change Petersburg’s senior citizen sales-tax exemption
Assembly ignores budget comments on school funding and ice arena
The Juneau Assembly approved a budget that cuts 12 full-time employees, reduces services and doesn’t fund the school district at the highest level.
Juneau Assembly could tap capital projects to address shortfall
The assembly last week requested a list of capital projects that could be delayed or downsized to free up money for operations.
City and Borough of Juneau ends FY13 with more cash in reserves
The city and borough ended Fiscal Year 2013 with about $9.5 million in fund balance, $1.2 million more than projected.