The tax assessment portion of the bill was originally introduced in a separate measure by Juneau Sen. Jesse Kiehl and in the Alaska House by Anchorage Republican Rep. Julie Coulombe.
Housing
Newly permitted supportive housing project aims to help Juneau’s most vulnerable
Gastineau Human Services was granted a conditional use permit for a three-story apartment building with 51 long-term housing units in the Lemon Creek area.
Weekend benefit for Steven Kissack raises $5.2K for local housing nonprofit
Many on stage and in the crowd knew Kissack before he was shot by law enforcement, and they were there to mourn him and to call for change.
Disaster assistance centers open in Juneau as flood clean-up continues
The city now estimates that at least 290 Juneau homes, including apartments and condos, were damaged by last week’s glacial outburst flooding.
City seeks developers for Telephone Hill redevelopment plan with affordability in mind
The Assembly approved a goal for the Telephone Hill project to have 20% of its units be below-market rent.
NAMI Juneau offers mental health resources to witnesses of downtown shooting
People who witnessed Monday’s deadly police shooting in downtown Juneau are carrying a lot of emotions — anger, confusion and grief, to name a few.