It’s the lowest mill rate since at least the late 1990s, according to city Finance Director Angie Flick. But because property values have gone up, some residents will still pay more tax than last year.
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State says it’s prepping the Tazlina and hiring catamarans to bolster Southeast’s winter ferry schedule
The chartered passenger service was designed with apparently little coordination with destination communities.
Utility upgrades will knock out power across most of Gustavus
A utility manager says the outage will be disruptive, but allow for an upgrade that improves improves safety and reliability.
How the ‘infodemic’ is playing out in Juneau
Donna Pratt was sick with COVID-19 for most of July. She feared for her life. But from her hospital bed, she wanted the world to know, “I am not being paid to do this as a hoax.”
With no ferries to haul waste, Southeast Alaska’s septic tank problem could get messy
Not all rural communities have normal sanitation systems like city sewer and water treatment plants: They rely on septic systems that need to get pumped periodically. And while the Alaska Marine Highway System is closed, pump trucks can’t get to some small towns that rely on them.
Triem and Hale win Assembly seats, Bryson holds narrow lead in race over Schoenberger
Wade Bryson holds a 122-vote lead over Garrett Schoenberger in an Assembly race that’s unresolved. There are about 2,500 ballots still to be counted.
Last-minute entries join crowded Assembly race
There are a dozen people running for four contested seats on the Juneau Assembly. Here’s a quick introduction to some of the eleventh hour entrants.
Juneau lawmakers Egan, Muñoz and Kito re-elected to legislature
All three of the capital city’s state lawmakers handily won re-election Tuesday
SE candidates stake out ballot measure positions
Most Southeast legislative candidates oppose the marijuana and Bristol Bay ballot initiatives. But they support the minimum wage measure.
Muñoz, Kito raise the most cash so far in Juneau legislative races
The most recent campaign finance reports for the 2014 general election cover the period through Oct. 25.