Most of the money will go toward debris removal and repairs to city infrastructure, but $150,000 will go toward studying ways to prevent catastrophic flooding in the future.
Anna Canny
Local News Reporter
Flooding put this Juneau child care center out of commission. Community support helped it reopen.
The opening day of the temporary child care center at Floyd Dryden Middle School this week marked a return to normalcy for Glacier Valley Kids’ families and employees.
Disaster assistance centers open in Juneau as flood clean-up continues
The city now estimates that at least 290 Juneau homes, including apartments and condos, were damaged by last week’s glacial outburst flooding.
More volunteers needed as Juneau flood clean-up continues
The volunteer center at Melvin Park will be open Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Mendenhall River neighbors recount narrow escapes after record-breaking glacial outburst flood
The City and Borough of Juneau and the Governor have issued disaster emergency declarations.
Juneau residents watch Mendenhall River rise as flood level prediction increases
Many residents whose neighborhoods were damaged by last year’s outburst flood were preparing for the worst case scenario on Monday.