The $5-per-passenger head tax has been around since 1999, when Juneau voters voted it into effect. But the city is still waiting on a decision in a cruise industry lawsuit over how the fees are spent.
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With Kiehl headed to Alaska Senate, Juneau Assembly seeks applicants for open seat
Kiehl is moving on to serve in the Alaska Senate. That means he’ll resign his seat on the Juneau Assembly before taking office in January. Whoever is chosen to replace him will serve until next October’s municipal election, when the seat will be placed on the ballot.
Police arrest person of interest in Thanksgiving Day shooting
The Juneau Police Department searched for Micah Nelson for more than 10 days following an alleged narcotics sale that resulted in a Juneau man being sent to the hospital with a gunshot wound. After police located him on Sunday, Nelson turned himself in.
Dzantik’i Heeni students ordered to stay put as police search for ‘person of interest’ in Thanksgiving shooting
Students at Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School were told to stay inside the building Tuesday afternoon while the Juneau Police Department searched the area for a person of interest in last week’s Thanksgiving Day shooting. A school resource officer escorted students to buses after school got out for the day.
Eaglecrest delays opening day
The start of the winter season at Eaglecrest Ski Area was set for this coming weekend, but temperatures and lack of snow mean the season will be pushed back at least another week.
New city committee tackles child care availability
Creating the committee was one of Mayor Beth Weldon’s first actions upon taking office last month. According to a report by the Southeast Alaska Association for the Education of Young Children, there are only enough licensed child care slots for one in five children under school age in Juneau.