A month after the Juneau Assembly passed its anti-camping ordinance, Marine Park has become a new haven for the downtown homeless population. Now the city wants to enforce the park’s posted hours.
Housing
Can’t pay your student loans? The government may come after your house
A new federal program in 19 cities around the country allows the government to sue for unpaid student loan debt.
Juneau Assembly kicks in another $1.2 million for Housing First
The Juneau Assembly has ponied up another $1.2 million for the Housing First project. The 32-unit apartment complex and clinic is designed to serve Juneau’s most vulnerable residents, many of them homeless
Concern for seniors as pioneer homes caught in budget battle
Residents and staff at the Palmer and Juneau Pioneer Homes, the state-run senior-care facilities, have been put on notice that a budget battle in the Alaska legislature is threatening to displace them.
Thane Campground reopens as Juneau’s downtown sleeping ban takes effect
Juneau’s controversial ordinance prohibiting sleeping on private property downtown goes into effect April 15. The anti-camping initiative coincides with the reopening of the seasonal Thane Campground.
Pederson Hill housing initiative gets Juneau Assembly approval
The 86-lot Pederson Hill subdivision — designed to build entry-level houses — has been given the nod by a key committee of the Juneau Assembly. The project will require the city to dip into its treasury reserves to help get the $8.8 million project off the ground.