Fairbanks city government news, including public meetings and projects like the Chena River Walk development.
Fairbanks, AK 99701, USA
Fairbanks votes Oct. 6 on capping taxes, moving elections and hand counts
Fairbanks North Star Borough voters decide three citizen initiatives Oct. 6 on a tax revenue cap, November elections and hand-counted ballots.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Fairbanks ordinance would shift board appointments from Assembly to borough mayor
Ordinance No. 2026-24 would move appointment authority for the Board of Equalization, Economic Development Commission and Historic Preservation Commission to the Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor, citing state law, and would replace the Assembly Board of Ethics with an Assembly Ethics Committee.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Draft permit would let Fairbanks discharge 11.2 million gallons a day into the Tanana
A draft state permit would let Fairbanks and Golden Heart Utilities keep discharging up to 11.2 million gallons of treated sewage a day into the Tanana River.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
As the Chena's king salmon collapse, Fairbanks debates how wide a riverfront buffer to require
The draft Chena Riverfront Plan reviewed by a Fairbanks North Star Borough subcommittee Wednesday calls for habitat restoration and riparian buffers to reverse a Chinook decline that left the Chena with an estimated 397 spawners in 2024, far below the 3,300 to 5,700 goal.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readAI
Fairbanks would keep its 11.2 million gallon Tanana discharge cap
Alaska DEC's preliminary draft APDES permit for the City of Fairbanks and Golden Heart Utilities plant again proposes a maximum discharge of 11.2 million gallons a day into the Tanana River, up from 8.0 million in the 2015 draft. Applicant review closes Sept. 2, with public comment to follow.
by Maggie AlaskaNews4w ago1 min readAI
Fairbanks draft river plan backs changing wastewater discharge so the Chena can freeze
A working draft of the Fairbanks North Star Borough's revised Chena Riverfront Plan supports changing wastewater discharge so the Chena River can freeze through town in winter, while flagging that residents along the open-water stretch worry about snowmachine traffic. The subcommittee meets again Aug. 26.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
A commission wants tougher riverbank protection than the developers asked for on a proposed Chena RV park
A riverfront commission recommended stricter protection than developers requested for a proposed Chena River RV park, splitting with borough staff over how much to guard the riverbank.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Fairbanks riverwalk gap closure gets commission review next week
The Chena Riverfront Commission will hear a status update on Phase III of the Chena Riverwalk on July 22, as the project to connect Peger Road to the pedestrian bridge near Pioneer Park faces unresolved cost and design questions.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
One Floodplain Study Stands Between Fairbanks and a Finished River Walk
The final segment of Fairbanks' Chena River Walk needs a floodplain analysis before it can be built; DOT&PF is taking public comments through July 7.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readAI