Many Southeast Alaska homeowners are converting to electric heat pumps to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and improve air quality. But in some of Southeast’s smallest communities, the high cost of electricity makes operating them unaffordable.
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Portable, Sitka-built ‘mini homes’ could help with Southeast Alaska’s housing crunch
They’re bigger than a tiny house and smaller than a conventional one, but built to the same standards. There’s a bedroom, small bathroom and basic kitchen.
Alaska Native organizations receive federal grant for safe and healthy housing
The Organized Village of Kake and the Tlingit-Haida Regional Housing Authority each received $1 million and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium won almost $870,000. They hope to use the money for home repairs, education and to deal with mold and mildew issues.
Juneau breaks ground on its new homeless housing initiative
More than 100 people crowded into a warehouse in Juneau to celebrate the groundbreaking of a House First facility designed to get the area’s most vulnerable homeless off the streets.
Juneau to become third city in Alaska to shelter high-risk homeless
Juneau will become the third city in Alaska to offer permanent supportive housing to the high-risk, chronically homeless.
Juneau Assembly pledges to support Housing First project
The Juneau Assembly last night unofficially committed $1.5 million to help fund a Housing First project in the capital city.
Juneau Housing First project inches closer to reality
Juneau is getting closer to becoming the third community in Alaska with a Housing First project to provide the chronically homeless with housing.
Juneau’s Get Out the Native Vote to hold rally on Saturday
“I’m telling people, ‘Grab five friends or relatives and get them to vote,’ or call them and urge them to vote,” Nancy Barnes says.
City commission to spend $75K on Juneau Housing Action Plan
Juneau’s Affordable Housing Commission plans to hire a consultant to create a housing action plan for the city