Arrow Refuse will roll out a new automated trash pickup service and start offering curbside recycling to residential customers for an additional fee. But some customers are confused by the changes.
Business
Downtown grocery store closing this summer
Seventy-five employees work at Foodland A&P.
RCA says APES can roll out automated service
The Regulatory Commission of Alaska has given Juneau’s garbage collection company – Alaska Pacific Environmental Services – the go-ahead to implement a new automated roll cart service. But the RCA has not yet approved a monthly container fee for specially designed trash cans. APES hasn’t said when the service will take effect.
HAWK signal activated at Walmart entrance
A High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk – or HAWK – beacon is now operating at the Glacier Highway Walmart entrance, one of the busiest pedestrian crossings in the Lemon Creek area.
AEL & P proposes paperless billing option
Forty-three percent of AEL & P customers already pay their bill electronically. Now, the Juneau utility has asked the Regulatory Commission of Alaska to revise its tariff to give customers an e-billing option.
OfficeMax opens in Juneau
Office Max is the second chain store to open in a month in Juneau, at the Nugget Mall, next to Petco.