Housing

Last year, the Juneau Assembly voted to redevelop the neighborhood to build denser housing there. But since then, not much movement on the project has happened.

Mayor Beth Weldon hand-picked the members of the group. Despite the lack of renters, she says the group can still make decisions that represent the various viewpoints on short-term rentals in town.

Alaska’s organized borough governments would be encouraged to make long-term plans for housing projects under a bill passed Monday by the Alaska Senate.

The bill from Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson, D-Anchorage, would prevent discrimination against the homeless on the grounds of their homelessness.

The average residential property assessments rose by less than 1%. But many homes near the riverfront are seeing a decline in their assessed value following last August’s glacial outburst flood.

While biking near their rented home in Fairbanks, Alaska, Justine Schmidt and her partner, Josh Paul, stumbled upon a plot of land that spoke to them.