When Juneau voters approved an extension of the city’s temporary one-percent sales tax and a $25 million bond proposition earlier this year, it created a dilemma members of the CBJ Assembly are probably happy to have: When to fund the nearly 20 projects identified in both ballot measures? Engineering Director Rorie Watt presented a preliminary…
Economy
Congress divided over possibility of LNG exports
There’s a rift in Congress over whether the country should export its glut of natural gas.
UPDATE: What is Juneau Fest 2012?
Businesses are not being told what’s really happening at an event that features giveaways of donated prizes.
Juneau Assembly passes resolution supporting electrical power extension
The Juneau Assembly is now on record as supporting an extension of electric power to Cascade Point at the end of Glacier Highway, also known as Veterans Memorial Highway. A resolution adopted at a special meeting Wednesday says an extension of power would support economic and housing development, as well as public safety out the…
Parnell: Design smaller ferries, build them here
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell says the state will immediately begin negotiations with the Ketchikan shipyard to design the first of at least two smaller ferries, rather than the 350-foot ship that had been planned.
Unalaska installs emergency mooring buoy
With Unalaska’s rough weather, simply dropping anchor isn’t secure enough. That’s why Unalaska has deployed a new emergency mooring buoy in Broad Bay.