The gondola system weighs several hundred tons and will take more than 25 truckloads to get to Eaglecrest.
Jeremy Hsieh
Local News Reporter, KTOO
I dig into questions about the forces and institutions that shape Juneau, big and small, delightful and outrageous. What stirs you up about how Juneau is built and how the city works?
Crushing Juneau’s treated sewage waste before shipping it could save almost $1M a year
The city has spent tens of millions of dollars over the last 12 years on various disposal methods for its treated sewage.
Juneau Assembly seeks ballot question on exempting food from sales tax
The Juneau Assembly on Monday asked city staff to draft an ordinance for a ballot question to exempt food from city sales tax while raising the summer sales tax rate to 6%.
Newscast – Thursday, April 28, 2022
In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly considers exempting food from the city’s sales tax; Alaska public health experts discuss the latest COVID trends; Some Juneau Assembly members are questioning the police department’s plan to buy an armored vehicle; Bartlett Regional Hospital has named a permanent chief behavioral health officer; Gov. Dunleavy reiterates his push for Alaska Permanent Fund dividends of at least $3,700; A state judge sets a May 3 deadline for challenges to a revised redistricting plan; A heli-skiing guide dies in an avalanche near Valdez; Tonight’s weather and aurora forecasts line up for a good show
Juneau Assembly looks into exempting food from sales tax
If groceries became exempt from sales tax and the sales tax rate went to 6% in the summer, the city’s finance director has estimated that local households would on average save, a summer visitor would pay about $1 extra, and the city would lose about half a million dollars in revenue.
Newscast – Wednesday, April 27, 2022
In this newscast: Masks are optional again in Juneau schools; Local vendors who cater to Filipino cruise ship workers gear up for the season; Gov. Mike Dunleavy announces court fights to assert state ownership of certain lands against the federal government; The Alaskan Republican Party shares its strategy for ranked choice voting; Defense Department inspectors flag five U.S. military bases in Alaska for failing to prepare for climate change