The Docks and Harbors Board is expected to make a recommendation to the Juneau Assembly tonight on the location of the Alaska Commercial Fishermen’s Memorial, now that a floating cruise ship berth is to be built in front of it. The memorial’s board of directors believes it should be left where it is, but not…
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CBJ Assembly August 22, 2011
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USPS polls Douglas Post Office users
Douglas Post Office customers are being asked what postal services they use at the island store and how often. The U.S. Postal Service has sent out a survey to help gauge the importance of small post offices across the country. While the Postal Service had targeted 36 in Alaska for closure, Alaska district officials announced…
CBJ Assembly creates AJ Mine fund
The AJ Mine Capital Project Fund now holds $250,000 for a water system study and other issues to be resolved before city officials decide if they’ll promote the city-owned gold mine. The Assembly Monday night appropriated the money from the sales tax budget reserve. The ordinance says nothing about what the funds would be used…
Assembly puts bond issues on ballot
Juneau voters will be asked to approve two bond issues this fall to pay for school projects. The CBJ Assembly Monday night agreed to use bonds for a ground source heat system at Auke Bay Elementary School and new artificial turf at Adair Kennedy Park. The questions will be on the October 4th municipal election…
25 rural post offices spared
The U.S. Postal Service says 25 rural Alaska post offices will remain open after all. Douglas is not on that list, according to Senator Mark Begich’s office. USPS Alaska District Manager Diane Horbuchuk says 25 post offices off the road system are in the clear. The agency last month targeted 3,700 post offices nationwide for…