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Juneau aging commission to vote Sept. 15 on demanding paratransit fix or new contractor
Juneau's paratransit riders have gone ten months without service that meets the contract, the chair of the city's aging commission says.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Juneau water and sewer bills go up 5 percent a year through 2030
Juneau's water and sewer bills go up 5 percent a year through 2030. The utility runs on ratepayers alone, and voters rejected a bond to share the load.
by Melinda Communities.News2w ago2 min read
Juneau's proposed Statter Harbor fee would more than triple operators' costs
Juneau wants Statter Harbor's charter operators to pay about $1.8 million a year, more than triple last year — and they say they can't pass it on.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago2 min read
Southcentral is 3 Bcf short this winter, and producers told lawmakers the gas runs out in 2029
Southcentral Alaska faces a natural gas shortage by winter 2029 unless it imports liquefied natural gas or taps North Slope supplies, Hilcorp and Chugach told lawmakers Thursday.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
SEARHC is hiring for 21 Juneau-area jobs, half of them in dentistry
SEARHC is hiring for 21 jobs in the Juneau area this week, nearly half of them in dentistry, with signing bonuses on some clinical roles.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Two Juneau airport approaches are down, with no FAA timeline to fix them
Two instrument approaches to a Juneau airport runway are out of service, and the FAA has given no timeline to restore them.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Pile driving at a Juneau fuel dock could damage seals' hearing
Federal regulators estimate a Juneau fuel dock rebuild could expose marine mammals to pile driving noise 1,660 times, 852 of them at injuring levels.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Juneau's wastewater permit would be renewed despite a record of violations
Juneau's permit to discharge treated wastewater into Gastineau Channel would be renewed, though the plant has broken its limits in 12 of the last 13 quarters.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Juneau board to hear flood update as barrier upkeep costs climb
Juneau's Utility Advisory Board gets an update Thursday on last month's glacial flood, which damaged 12 homes, as barrier upkeep costs climb.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Juneau harbor board weighs charter passenger fee of $7.50, up from $2.05
Juneau's port director wants to raise the charter passenger fee at Statter Harbor to $7.50 per person, up from $2.05, to help fund harbor expansion.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Juneau code allows six hens. A Silver Street family is asking for 230 animals.
Juneau allows six backyard hens. A homeowner is asking for up to 200 chickens and 30 other farm animals, and neighbors are pushing back on the scale.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Juneau grants pay up to $13,500 to add a second unit, and a contractor list is coming
Juneau is offering homeowners up to $13,500 grants to build accessory dwelling units, with 16 awards available annually.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Juneau bought two fire trucks. Passengers will pay for them until 2035.
Juneau's airport wants to charge passengers through 2035, with 40 percent of the money going to two fire trucks it has already bought.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Hertz leaves Juneau airport Sept. 30, and three rental counters stay
Hertz ends car rentals at Juneau airport Sept. 30, freeing terminal space the airport will seek to fill through a competitive bid process.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Juneau is weighing its first cap on whale watch operators
Juneau has never capped its whale watch fleet. The task force weighing whether to start is the same one weighing cruise ship passenger limits.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
You can name your own price to see the Tlingit opera in Juneau
The closing performance of Juneau's Tlingit opera is entirely pay-as-you-can at the door, with limited pay-as-you-can seats at four other performances.
by Melinda Communities.News3w ago1 min read
Juneau Hydropower asks FERC for two more years to start Sweetheart Lake dam
Juneau Hydropower asked federal regulators to delay the Sweetheart Lake dam completion deadline by two years, to September 2031.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Montana Creek topped flood stage in Juneau's Mendenhall Valley, with advisories into Tuesday morning
Montana Creek rose over the low-water crossing on Montana Creek Road this week. Another foot of water would put it into yards along Mendenhall Loop Road.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
DOT&PF opens bidding to resurface Glacier Highway from Juneau's ferry terminal to South Lena
Alaska DOT&PF opened bidding to resurface 2.4 miles of Glacier Highway between Juneau's ferry terminal and South Lena, with $8.8 million in federal funding and work planned to start in August.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Juneau's new flood evacuation maps were in use within a month
Juneau updated its Mendenhall Valley evacuation maps in July. By mid-August residents were being told to leave, as the river hit major flood stage again.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Juneau weighs taxing nonprofit sales to help close its budget gap
Juneau is weighing whether nonprofits should pay sales tax like small businesses — a move that could raise $3.3 million but squeeze groups like the symphony.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Juneau Assembly votes 6-3 to sell old City Hall to Sealaska Heritage Institute
Juneau took Sealaska Heritage Institute's $1.5 million for its old City Hall instead of seeking bids at $2.5 million. Nobody has appraised the building.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Sitkana's new patent covers how its tidal generator looks, not how it works
Juneau's Sitkana won a 15-year design patent for its floating tidal generator, protecting the device's exterior shape.
by Melinda Communities.News3w ago2 min read
Juneau's five-ship cruise cap moves toward city code
Juneau's five-ship-a-day cruise cap would move from a negotiated agreement into enforceable city code under an ordinance advanced Monday.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read
Juneau's glacial flood was the mildest yet, but barrier costs are climbing
Juneau's Aug. 13 glacial flood was the mildest yet, damaging 12 homes — officials credit the barriers but say upkeep may cost more than the city planned.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3w ago2 min read
Juneau airport's control tower to get its first new roof since 1987
Juneau's airport control tower is finally getting a new roof — the original one's been up since 1987. The FAA covers most of the roughly $1 million tab.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read
HunaTek takes a State Department order worth up to $6 million
A Juneau company owned by Huna Totem Corporation will staff the State Department's Western Hemisphere bureau, in an order that could reach $6 million.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read
Tlingit opera adds program guide and pre-show storyteller for audiences who do not speak the language
Alaska's first all-Tlingit opera adds program guides and a pre-show storyteller so non-speakers can follow the 1802-1804 Tlingit-Russian War told in the language itself, running Sept. 11-20 in Juneau.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Sealaska Heritage president says Tlingit-Russian War story belongs to all clans, not Kiks.ádi alone
Sealaska Heritage says the Tlingit-Russian War story belongs to all clans and Haidas, not the Kiks.ádi alone, ahead of the opera's September premiere in Tlingit.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Planned Parenthood PAC registers for Fairbanks and Juneau municipal races
Planned Parenthood's Alaska political committee registered to spend in the Fairbanks and Juneau races. It named no candidates and reported no spending.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Juneau arts council refuses to sign FY27 grant over how $202,000 can be spent
Juneau Arts and Humanities Council rejected its $202,000 city grant over spending rules, wanting to shift money from pass-through grants to staff and youth programming instead.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Juneau would shift $4.5 million from barrier construction to repairs and debt
Juneau would move $4.5 million out of flood barrier construction into two reserves, one for riverbank repairs and one to start repaying the state loan.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Juneau Crime Count Falls Again as Assaults Rise a Third Year
Reported crime in Juneau fell for a second straight year. Aggravated assault rose for a third, driven by assaults with weapons other than knives.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
First Tlingit opera moves to Thunder Mountain Middle School after lighting failure
A power outage killed the stage lighting at Juneau-Douglas High School, moving the first Tlingit opera in recorded history to a middle school auditorium.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read
Two of Juneau's most accessible coho streams close to fishing to protect weak runs
Two of Juneau's most accessible coho streams, Montana and Peterson creeks, close to coho fishing Sept. 1 through Dec. 31 to protect weak salmon returns.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Five Alaska bridges are getting new lights, above and below
Five Alaska bridges are getting new lights, for the aircraft passing above them and the boats passing below. The whole project costs $170,000.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read
Hecla is hiring for six jobs at the Greens Creek mine near Juneau
Hecla is hiring for six jobs at Greens Creek, the round-the-clock silver mine on Admiralty Island near Juneau — from mining engineer to mill operator.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A Juneau task force wants congestion data to support limiting cruise calls
A Juneau task force wants a congestion study, partly to support a case for limiting cruise ship port calls. A cap ordinance is already pending.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
Juneau task force weighs reviving 2001 heliport study that projected 6,037 homes out of noise corridors
Juneau's Visitor Industry Task Force will decide Thursday whether to update a 2001 study that found moving helicopter tours could remove 6,037 homes from noise corridors.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
Juneau Assembly votes 6-3 to sell City Hall to Sealaska Heritage Institute for at least $1.5 million
Juneau sold its old City Hall for $1.5 million to a buyer that plans to demolish it and does not yet have the money to build its replacement.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read
