Juneau residents had a chance to ask questions and offer comments on a proposed fifth cruise ship dock at two public meetings this week. The city will soon decide whether or not to approve Huna Totem Corporation’s tidelands lease for the project.
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On fourth try, Sitka cruise limit ballot prop goes out for signatures
The last three petition applications were denied by the city’s legal department because they were deemed unenforceable, and included confusing or misleading provisions.
Report: Southeast Alaska is projected to lose nearly a fifth of its population by 2050
According to a recent report by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, it’s due to a mixture of increased outmigration and deaths outnumbering births in the region.
Got an idea for a marine passenger fee project in Juneau? The city wants to hear it.
Juneau residents and businesses can now submit proposals for how the city should spend marine passenger fees for next year. The proposal period runs through Jan. 2.
City to negotiate land swap to extend Juneau’s waterfront seawalk farther south
The city has developed the seawalk in sections over the years, and this new section will extend a quarter mile south towards Thane.
Seward, an Alaska tourism hotspot, gets grant for shore-based system to power docked cruise ships
The EPA Clean Ports grant will help Seward meet its environmental goals, the city’s mayor said in a statement.