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Homeowners along Mendenhall River may pay less in property taxes following annual flooding
Property tax bills are starting to arrive in Juneau residents’ mailboxes this week. Last month, the Juneau Assembly passed a municipal budget that increased the property tax rate. Property tax bills for most Juneau residents are expected to go up – but not for everyone. The average residential...
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Watch your mailbox for 2025 property tax bills
The City and Borough of Juneau has mailed out 2025 annual property tax bills. Property owners should expect to receive their bill soon. If you don’t receive your bill over the coming days, please contact CBJ Accounts Receivable at [email protected] or 907-586-5215, ext. 4907. Be sure to include your parcel number or physical property address in any communications so staff can quickly locate your account.
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Register now for Juneau Pools lifeguard training class starting late July
Register now for Juneau Pools lifeguard training class starting late July. Juneau Pools is hiring lifeguards for both full- and part-time positions—and offering a new training opportunity next month. Registration is now open for the July Juneau Pools lifeguarding class at Dimond Park Aquatic Center. Participants who successfully complete the class will earn an American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification, valid for two years.
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Water and sewer utility rates to increase August 1
Please be aware that water and sewer utility rates will increase by 5 percent, effective August 1, 2025. The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) Assembly approved increases to both water and sewer utility rates in June 2025 following a comprehensive utility rate study and a series of public meetings and community presentations. A detailed table showing the finalized rates is available at bit.ly/CBJUtilityRates.
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Juneau fire department offers paid internships to spark new hires
Juneau’s fire department is piloting a paid internship program this year that equips locals with certifications and skills needed to work in the field. It’s a long-term investment in the department’s future after years of understaffing woes. CCFR plans to hire six interns who will earn emergency...
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Juneau Assembly votes to increase property tax and utility rates
The Juneau Assembly voted to increase both the city’s property tax and utility rates for the fiscal year that begins in July. The rate hikes were passed alongside the city’s budget for next year, which the Assembly unanimously approved during a meeting Monday night after months of work.
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Airport Manager finalists to interview, meet community on June 11 and 12
Airport Manager finalists to interview, meet community on June 11 and 12. Following a nationwide search, the Airport Manager Hiring Committee of the City and Borough of Juneau has selected two finalists for the position. They will join community meet and greets and complete interviews with the Airport Board of Directors and Airport Manager Hiring Committee on June 11 and 12, 2025.
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CBJ Assembly announces changes to sales tax requirements for third-party platforms
CBJ Assembly announces changes to sales tax requirements for third-party platforms. On May 20, the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly adopted Ordinance 2025-23(b)am, amending the CBJ Sales Tax Code to address taxation requirements for marketplace facilitators and short-term rental (STR) platforms. These changes are intended to promote equitable tax collection and ensure compliance across all business models operating within Juneau.
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FAA selects Cherokee Federal to update weather observation tech at more than 500 airports
TULSA, Okla. - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a $69.4 million contract to Cherokee Strategic Solutions (CSS), a subsidiary of Cherokee Federal, to enhance the agency’s Automated Weather Observing Systems (AWOS) at over 500 airports across the United States. As part of the five-year base contract, with...
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Juneau’s Joann store closes its doors
Juneau’s Joann arts and crafts store is closed. The location in the Nugget Mall has been a go-to staple for crafters, sewers and DIYers alike for more than two decades. Now the doors are closed, the lights are off and a handwritten sign taped to its entrance says it’s closed. The Juneau store’s official closure date was May 26.
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An affordable housing project in Juneau hinged on federal funding. Now it’s in limbo.
Rain drizzled down as Jonathan Swinton walked down a muddy road in Lemon Creek. He pointed to an open area filled with bright green foliage and spruce trees where a construction site should be. “There are 51 units that we were hoping to have under construction right now that are...
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Gasoline found in Mendenhall sewer system disrupts treatment in Juneau, Alaska
(UI) — A gasoline spill disrupted operations at the City and Borough of Juneau's (CBJ) Mendenhall Wastewater Treatment Plant on May 16, prompting an emergency response and a joint investigation with state environmental officials. On May 17, operators detected the presence of gasoline in the facility’s sewer system, forcing...
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The Juneau Assembly plans to raise the property tax rate. Here’s how that could cost you.
Property taxes could go up for most Juneau residents. That’s if the Juneau Assembly moves forward with a plan to increase the rate it uses to calculate them in the next fiscal year. That’s as the city’s budgeting season is wrapping up. Over the last few months, Assembly members...
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Local First Media Group Enters Receivership
Cliff Dumas and Bryan Woodruff’s BTC USA Holdings has entered Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection following the company going into receivership in Canada earlier this year. The company, which had been operating as Local First Media Group, purchased Frontier Media LLC’s stations in Texarkana AR/TX and Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka AK in October 2022 for $1.3 million and agreed to purchase J&J Broadcasting’s five stations in northern Michigan in November 2022 for the same price but never closed on that deal.