Josiah Patkotak received tens of thousands of dollars for at least 15 trips with his family — then the assembly voted to allow the practice.
Local Government
Juneau Assembly considers mandating release of body camera footage for police shootings
Assembly members discussed a proposal Monday that would require the police department to release footage 30 days after an incident with little wiggle room for exceptions.
Sitka residents to vote on cruise limits in special election
If approved by the voters, the ordinance would set an annual cap of 300,000 cruise passengers, a daily cap of 4,500 passengers, and limit port calls to six days a week.
Skagway mayor causes ‘consternation’ with refusal to sign Assembly correspondence
Mayor Sam Bass announced he had not – and would not – sign correspondence that was approved at the previous Assembly meeting, including letters concerning recent federal firings and tariffs with Canada.
Is Juneau’s housing market stabilizing? Not along Mendenhall River
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.
Flood barriers are on their way to Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley
Property assessments are underway for the large dike meant to hold back glacial outburst floods this summer.