Local Government

The application would rename the part of the street between Front Street and Marine Way to Heritage Way.

Maintenance problems are just part of the conversation as the Juneau Assembly resumes discussions on a new city hall.

City officials expect all of the lots will often be full. They’re asking residents to consider taking public transportation or other rides to the airport.

Because property values have gone up, the city would get more property tax, even with a lower mill rate.

The city has used mail-in ballots in local elections for the last three years. Wednesday’s code change makes by-mail voting the default “unless otherwise directed by the Assembly.”

A soup kitchen ran up huge profits courtesy of city contracts funded by federal taxpayers, including what city officials allege were hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments for services the organization never provided.