Team up to swim, bike, and run in Dimond Dash Super Sprint Relay Triathlon in April

Are you intrigued by the idea of competing in a multisport race—but intimidated by the length of a full triathlon? Do you enjoy sports more when you’re part of a team? Then this is your chance to give multisport racing a tri!

CBJ Parks & Recreation is partnering with Aukeman Triathlon to host the Dimond Dash Super Sprint Relay Triathlon on Sunday, April 27 at Dimond Park. Participants enter in teams of three, with teammates taking turns to each complete a sprint-length triathlon course—a 150-yard swim, 1.25 mile bike, and 0.5 mile run—for a combined team race time.

Online registration opens Tuesday, February 18 at noon through the Parks & Rec registration catalog (under the Special Events tab). The cost is $60 per 3-person team through March 13, or $75 per team from March 14 onward. Registration is open through April 13 or until full. The event is open to 70 teams.

Keep in mind that registration will include two steps. First, the team captain registers the team and pays the registration fee. Each team member then registers as a participant in the event.

General registration is open to participants ages 12 and up, but young triathletes ages 8-11 may register by participating in the Dimond Dash Training Camp in April.

Learn more about the race, including FAQs, course map, and supply list, on the Dimond Dash website.

Dimond Dash Training Camp

CBJ Pools & Aukeman Triathlon will also hold an April training camp for aspiring triathletes ages 8-15. The camp will focus on introducing kids to multisport, strengthening existing skills and learning how to safely and efficiently transition between events.

The training camp will meet April 8-24 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:15 – 6:30 p.m. Online registration opens Tuesday, February 11 at noon through the Parks & Rec registration catalog (under the Special Events tab). The cost is $60 per participant.

Participants should have basic skills in swimming, biking, and running and must be able to pass a 150 yard swim test. Participants are also asked to provide their own flat bar bike (mountain, fitness, or BMX). Loaners may be available—contact [email protected] for more information.

A mandatory gear check and swim test will be held on Thursday, February 13 from 5:15 – 6:15 p.m. Those unable to make this date should contact Ellen Johnston at (907) 586-0839 or [email protected] to make alternative arrangements.

Learn more about the camp and check out FAQs on the Dimond Dash website.

For questions about Dimond Dash Super Sprint Relay Triathlon or the Training Camp, contact Ellen Johnston, CBJ Aquatics Programming Coordinator, at (907) 586-0839 or [email protected].

February 5th, 2025|

February 7 Airport Board Finance Committee meeting cancelld

This meeting has been cancelled due to lack of quorum.

The Airport Board Finance Committee will meet to discuss the airport budget on Friday, February 7, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in person in the Juneau International Airport Alaska Room and  remotely via Zoom.

The agenda will be available shortly at juneau-ak.municodemeetings.com.

Zoom link: https://juneau.zoom.us/j/88624676603

Dial-in: 1-253-215-8782

Webinar ID: 886 2467 6603

For the full CBJ public meetings calendar, visit juneau.org/calendar.

February 5th, 2025|

February 3 Assembly meeting includes final LID public hearing

The Regular Assembly Meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. on Monday, February 3, in the City Hall Assembly Chambers will include a public hearing on the proposed ordinance to establish an LID for the HESCO barrier flood mitigation project.

For those living in the LID area, please be aware that the end of this hearing is the final deadline to object to the proposed LID and all objections must be submitted to the Clerk’s office in writing (on paper or electronically). Even if you testify at the meeting, you will still need to submit an objection in writing for your vote to be registered.

The agenda packet is available at juneau-ak.municodemeetings.com/bc-assembly/page/regular-assembly-meeting-2025-03.

All objections received by 2 p.m. Thursday, January 30, have been included in the agenda packet (item O-22) for the Assembly to review. All objections received by email have been acknowledged via reply email. If you submitted an objection by email before 2 p.m. Thursday and have not received a reply from the Clerk’s Office, and you do not see a copy of your objection in the packet, please contact the Clerk’s Office immediately.

Additional objections received by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, February 3 will be included in a packet update published before the meeting. It will include an updated voting roster (under item O-22) and those additional objections in full (under item W, Supplemental Materials). Final information regarding all objections registered by the close of the public hearing will be published on Tuesday, February 4.

Read FAQs about the LID at bit.ly/LIDquestions.

The public is welcome to testify in person or remotely. Please be aware that testimony time will be limited by the Mayor based on the number of participants. Alternatively, you’re welcome to send your comments in writing to [email protected].

To testify in person, please sign up when you arrive at the meeting using the sign-up sheet at the back of the Assembly Chambers. Overflow space will be available on the second floor of City Hall, and those in the overflow space will be able to testify in person.

To testify remotely, please contact the CBJ Municipal Clerk’s Office at (907) 586-5278 by 4 p.m. Monday, February 3. If you do not contact the Clerk’s Office by this deadline, you will not be able to testify over Zoom.

If you wish to watch the meeting remotely but do not intend to testify, you are encouraged to use the CBJ YouTube livestream. This will help ensure that the Zoom meeting has enough capacity for all those participating, given the high degree of interest on this topic.

Zoom link: https://juneau.zoom.us/j/91515424903

Dial-in: 1-253-215-8782

Meeting ID: 915 1542 4903

To see the complete CBJ public meetings calendar, visit juneau.org/calendar.

For questions about meeting procedures or LID voting, please contact the CBJ Municipal Clerk’s Office at [email protected] or (907) 586-5278.

January 31st, 2025|

See latest designs for Jackie Renninger skate park at February 11 meeting

Looking forward to the new skate park at Jackie Renninger? The conceptual master plan for Jackie Renninger Park is now complete, thanks to public involvement guiding the process to meet neighborhood and community needs. The next step is the conceptual design for a new skate plaza and covered skate park. If you’re a skater or skate park user, CBJ wants to hear from you about skate park planning!

CBJ, Corvus Design, and New Line Skatepark are hosting a skate park meeting on Tuesday, February 11 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the Mendenhall Valley Library. Join the meeting to see the latest conceptual designs and share your feedback on what you want to see in the skate park.

Although in-person participation is the best option to see and discuss the designs, you can also join the meeting over Zoom at bit.ly/SkateParkMtg.

Corvus Design and New Line Skatepark will use this feedback as they finalize the skate park’s conceptual layout.

The redesign of Pipeline Skate Park, which will include structural and safety improvements, is part of a new Jackie Renninger Park Master Plan. The conceptual park plan includes eight new pickleball courts, a new playground, day-use shelters, a dog park, looped walking trail, multi-court, disc-golf, restrooms, the skate park, and other amenities to meet the needs of the lower Mendenhall Valley neighborhood and the larger community.

Visit the Jackie Renninger Master Plan project page to see previous presentations, designs, and project information.

For questions about the meeting, contact CBJ Project Manager Jason Hoffbauer at [email protected] or (907) 586-0800.

January 28th, 2025|

January 28 Airport Board Finance Committee meeting rescheduled

The Airport Board Finance Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 28 has been rescheduled due to lack of quorum. The committee will meet on Tuesday, February 4 at 9 a.m. in person in the Juneau International Airport Alaska Room and remotely via Zoom.

Zoom link: https://juneau.zoom.us/j/88624676603

Dial-in: 253-215-8782

ID: 886 2467 6603

The agenda packet is available at juneau-ak.municodemeetings.com/bc-jnuab/page/airport-board-finance-committee-8.

For the complete CBJ public meetings calendar, see juneau.org/calendar.

 

January 27th, 2025|