If the sale goes through, the City and Borough of Juneau will have to determine if its long-term goals for waterfront development can be compatible with Norwegian’s plans.
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Mental health trust will finally sell its downtown Juneau subport lot
Marketing will begin this winter leading up to an auction and, if things go to plan, a new owner will be named this summer. The waterfront lot’s value is estimated at $3 million.
Why Mount Jumbo won’t be logged anytime soon
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority board has approved a land exchange of up to 40,000 acres in Southeast. The land will change hands between the trust and the U.S. Forest Service — including parcels like Mount Jumbo in Juneau.
Donlin Gold signs major wetland mitigation agreement
The company is trying to develop one of the biggest gold mines in the world in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. The mine, if built, would disturb 2,800 acres of wetlands. Because Donlin can’t restore all of those wetlands, it is required to protect wetlands somewhere else.
Real estate experts to advise on the future of downtown Juneau waterfront property
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority has contracted a team of real estate experts to help decide what to do with a waterfront property it put up for sale more than two years ago. But the City and Borough of Juneau and would-be developers are losing patience.
Alaska Ocean Center loses out to state parking lot
The Alaska Mental Health Trust’s Land Office plans to create more than 100 spaces for state workers on a waterfront parcel it owns. Developers behind a proposed marina and science center say the parking lot deal kills their plans.
State agencies provide stopgap timber for Southeast industry
The state just sold timber from its Southeast Alaska forest to the region’s largest mill. It’s part of a multi-agency effort to keep the area’s logging industry alive. But some say it’s time to let it go.
Mental Health Trust to continue exploration at Icy Cape
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority will spend $3 million on additional exploratory drilling next year on trust land northwest of Yakutat.
Mental Health Trust bides its time on sale of Juneau waterfront parcel
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority offered a prime piece of Juneau’s waterfront for sale last year. Prospective developers sent offers but have grown irritated that almost a year later there’s been no formal response.
Developers say Yakutat-area beach mine looks promising
Developers are optimistic about the potential for a beach-mining operation in at Icy Cape, west of Yakutat and east of Cordova.