City leaders say the new program will help ensure operators are paying sales tax and provide data on the growing short-term rental market.
Katie Anastas
Local News Reporter, KTOO
Newscast – Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023
In this newscast: Grants from the Alaska Mental Health Trust will help Juneau’s hospital launch mental health crisis services and Housing First expand its permanent supportive housing The Ketchikan City Council voted to cut hours at the town’s only 24/7 emergency shelter due to safety concerns from neighbors After Tuesday’s fatal plane crash, Eugene “Buzzy”…
Juneau hospital, Housing First receive Alaska Mental Health Trust grants
The hospital’s funding will go toward staffing, training and infrastructure for adolescent behavioral health crisis services and Housing First’s grant will help pay for new supportive housing units.
Newscast – Monday, Sept. 11, 2023
In this newscast: The congregation of a church that ran Juneau’s emergency cold weather shelter last year has declined to host it again this winter; Catholic Social Services in Anchorage teaches refugees how to navigate the U.S. healthcare system; The City of Hoonah is distributing bear-resistant trash bins to residents
In second vote, church congregation again declines to host Juneau’s emergency shelter
Right now, the city says it does not have a viable alternative for the cold weather shelter. Its last-ditch option is a decommissioned city bus.
South and Central American students could be key to staffing Juneau’s Eaglecrest ski area this winter
Sixteen workers with J1 visas from Peru, Costa Rica and Brazil could work as lift operators, cooks, ski instructors and rental shop staff at Eaglecrest this season.