A reminder to make sure you vote. The election is next Tuesday, but you can vote early at the Mendenhall Mall or City Hall. http://www.juneau.org/clerk/elections/Absentee_Voting.php
A few weeks after the election the Assembly will vote on who will be Deputy Mayor for the year, the Mayor will make committee and liaison assignments and the Assembly will set its goals for the year. That's a good time to contact your Assembly reps on your preferences.
Yesterday the Juneau Economic Development Council released their 2009 Juneau Economic Indicators. This is worth your time to read. Highlights are that in the past year Juneau actually GREW in population by 1%. Total jobs and average wages also grew. Rents went up and housing prices went down. Also, there is no evidence that young people are streaming out of Juneau. Our demographic makeup reflects the rest of the country. Check it out at http://www.jedc.org/forms/Juneau%20and%20SE%20Indicators%202009%20FINAL.pdf
Do you have police related questions? JPD has instituted an Ask a Dispatcher online site at http://www.juneaupolice.com/askdispatch.php JPD also Tweets! http://twitter.com/JuneauPD
Remember the deadline for STIP comments (noted in my last post) is October 16. Tell DOT what you want. http://www.dot.state.ak.us/stwdplng/cip_stip/index.shtml
A number of the projects in the STIP affect the Brotherhood Bridge/Auke Bay corridor. There is a proposal for a bike path from the Bridge to UAS. There are also plans for a boat launch at the Auke Lake Wayside. Another is for realigning the road between Fritz Cove and DeHarts (interfering with a UAS project) and another to redesign the Back Loop/DeHarts intersection. State plans intersect with CBJ and university plans – but I felt stakeholders were not communicating. At Southeast Conference I facilitated a meeting between elected officials Chancellor Pugh and DOT – and DOT has now asked me to arrange another gathering of City, DOT and University reps. Hopefully we can iron out the complexities of these interrelated projects.
I have also been involved in promoting negotiations between the city and Goldbelt on the planned road extension around North Douglas and other discussions with the Mental Health Trust on their land and development issues downtown.
Lots to keep track of.
(and let’s not even go to the definition of “Competent Voice Control” in our Animal Control ordinance!)
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Thanks for keeping up this website and information about issues that effect us as Juneau citizens. I would sure like to see a dog park where dogs can run.
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