Approximately 8:15 last night (Tuesday), a large tree fell on two power lines and a distribution line along Channel Vista Drive, putting the entire city and borough in the dark.
Casey Kelly
New timber sale proposed near Petersburg
The U.S. Forest Service is considering a new timber sale on Kupreanof Island, west of Petersburg. In October, the agency released a draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Tonka Timber Sale, which could provide up to 53-million board feet of timber to area sawmills. The logging could also fund some second growth thinning and fish…
CBJ Assembly approves annexation petition
The City and Borough of Juneau will file an annexation petition with the state’s Local Boundary Commission tomorrow (Wednesday), seeking to incorporate roughly 1,952 square miles of unorganized land south of the current CBJ boundary.
Assembly approves expedited manager search
The Juneau Assembly will undertake an expedited search for a new city manager to replace the retiring Rod Swope.
Hoonah to top Sitka in cruise visits next summer
Sitka and Hoonah had comparable cruise visits this season, but next year Sitka will drop to 116,000 and Hoonah will go up to 140,000.
Juneau schools save big bucks with conservation program
The Juneau School District has racked up more than 2-million dollars in energy savings since implementing a conservation program in 2007.