Shelter staff, patrons and neighbors asked the Assembly to take action to protect the Teal Street area. They say it has become unsafe because of threats from some unhoused people camping in the vicinity.
Housing
Juneau opens up application for $2.5M in affordable housing funding
The city created the fund five years ago to address the city’s lack of housing — specifically, low and middle-income rentals. But not all projects funded in the past have been required to offer affordable units.
Klukwan wants to build more housing. Intensifying landslide risk is getting in the way.
The Chilkat Indian Village is in the thick of a five-year research effort to better understand the risk and reduce it over time.
City proposes code change to make it easier to arrest people without housing in Juneau
The proposal comes as city leaders say they’ve received a growing number of complaints from residents and businesses about the problems that people without housing are causing for surrounding neighborhoods.
Homeowners along Mendenhall River may pay less in property taxes following annual flooding
The average residential property value rose by less than 1% this year. But many homes in the Mendenhall Valley near the river saw a decline in their assessed values after last August’s glacial outburst flood.
Police clear homeless encampment in Juneau amid safety concerns
Juneau Police Chief Derek Bos issued a 48-hour vacate notice with approval from the city manager’s office on Friday. Some people living there say they don’t know where they’ll go next.