City leaders also looking at hikes to property taxes and utility rates to cope with snowballing costs.
Some homeowners say they’d rather buy insurance than pay $6,300 for barriers, then focus on long-term fix.
More housing is major goal of new downtown blueprint, rezoning proposals in North Douglas and Auke Bay.
Operators’ ridership and pricing expectations questionable, says former GM hired by CBJ for study.
State boundary commission reaffirms 3-2 vote; excluded communities likely to ask for reconsideration.
Eight of nine Assembly members need to OK plan if enough objections filed; at least two already have doubts.
Increase needed due to rates not keeping up with inflation, officials say; Assembly will need to OK plan.
City, Forest Service, tribal council sign $1M study pact; citizens’ group video promotes lake levee.
Amended ordinance makes city pay higher end of 60/40 split, rather than even share.
Beth Weldon gets lifetime Alaska Municipal League honor; Katie Koester gets bonus, retroactive pay hike.
Brainstorming session also floats ideas from seasonal sales tax to “we should smoke weed for kids.”
Hired as deputy manager in 1998, she took over top job in 2013 and presided over a series of changes.
Members “lack the industry knowledge needed to provide supervisory overview of the area,” report states.
This is the season of wish lists and holiday dreams, as we eagerly anticipate what Santa — or Amazon — might bring. But soon enough,… Continue reading
City ended FY24 with extra $10M in bank, but Assembly spent extra $6.5M during first five months of FY25.
Plan to be discussed Tuesday bans commercial use of Perseverance Trail, Sunshine Cove Natural Park.
During meetings in Juneau last week, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) officials said it will likely take a decade or more to research and… Continue reading
