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Assembly repeals Atlin Drive zone change

The Juneau Assembly has repealed a controversial zone change on a small parcel of residential land in the Mendenhall Valley. The Assembly last month overrode the Planning Commission and CBJ Community Development staff and zoned the area light commercial. Then the city attorney said it was illegal. The heavily wooded corner of Atlin Drive and…

SEARHC CEO resigns

The chief executive of the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, or SEARHC, is stepping down. Roald Helgesen is leaving SEARHC to become chief exectuive officer of the statewide Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. He says his last day is in December, to ensure a smooth transition to a new CEO. In a letter to the…

PFD is $1174

Governor Sean Parnell revealed the amount of this year’s Permanent Fund Dividend in Anchorage on Tuesday morning. Cameras clicked away as he held up a large white card with the printed amount of $1174, followed by applause. This year’s dividend is $107 less than last year’s dividend of $1281. The dividend is calculated as a…