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Plastic bag tax, sales tax extension placed on ballot
A citizens’ initiative to impose a “plastic bag tax” on certain stores in Juneau will go to voters this fall. The CBJ Assembly last night had the option of adopting an ordinance in place of the initiative. But instead of passing the ordinance or delaying action on it past August 22nd, which would have put…
Assembly passes rezone, Freer asks for reconsideration
The Juneau Assembly on Monday narrowly voted to approve a controversial request to rezone a property in the Mendenhall Valley from D-10 Residential to Light Commercial. But Assemblyman Peter Freer asked for reconsideration, so the issue will be back before the assembly at its next regular meeting. The vote to rezone was 5 to 4,…
No more supplies at Capital Office
Juneau’s Capital Office no longer sells office supplies. “We’re just moving our business in a different direction,” says owner Ted Quinn. He says the 65-year-old company will concentrate on interior design and furniture for professional offices statewide. The office supply on Commercial Boulevard near Costco has been quietly phased out. Capital Office opened in 1946,…
Woman injured when wave from calving glacier hits Tracy Arm tour boat
A 60-year-old woman suffered a broken leg last Thursday when the tour boat she was on got too close to a calving glacier in Tracy Arm. A video of the incident posted on the website LiveLeak.com on Sunday shows a large chunk of the glacier break off, sending waves and ice flying toward the vessel.…
Mysterious orange goo identified as mass of microscopic eggs
Federal scientists say they have tentatively identified the mysterious orange goo that showed up recently in a lagoon near Kivalina. It appears to be a concentration of microscopic eggs. Jeep Rice, research biologist at the Ted Stevens Marine Institute in Auke Bay, says their lab staff first tried to figure if it was plant, animal,…