As of June 20, 2025, the Municipal Clerk’s Office is in the final 10-day check for the 3 citizens petitions circulated by Affordable Juneau:
Charter Amendment Short Title: Mill Rate Cap Amendment
Initiative Short Title: Poll Based Elections
Initiative Short Title: Sales Tax Exemptions
A final certification notice or denial notice will be provided by close of business June 30, 2025.
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.
Register online via the Parks and Rec registration catalog (under the Juneau Pools tab). Registration closes on Monday, July 21.
The class will take place on Thursday, July 24 through Sunday, July 27. Classes will be held July 24 & 25 from 5:30 – 8 p.m. and July 26 & 27 from 8:30 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Class fees are $250 for general participants but free for those who submit an application for employment as a Juneau Pools lifeguard by the end of the course. Both Dimond Park Aquatic Center and Augustus G. Brown Swimming Pool are currently hiring lifeguards in full- and part-time positions, with early morning, daytime, and evening shifts available.
The class is open to a maximum of 10 people.
Prerequisites: Complete a pre-course session in the pool by July 22nd. The pre-course includes a 200-yard swim, brick retrieval from 10 feet, and treading water for 2 minutes. Must be 15 years old by the last day of class.
For more information, contact Dimond Parks Supervisor Seth Cayce at (907) 586-0839 or [email protected].
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.
As a low-density community with a long and narrow footprint, Juneau is a unique place with unique needs. The cost to operate and maintain utility infrastructure is higher than in a dense and compact urban environment, and deferring maintenance and replacement only leads to even higher costs in the future. Significant inflationary cost increases in utility operations and aging infrastructure needs mean that rate increases are now necessary to keep serving our community’s water and sewer needs.
Beginning August 1, residents can expect changes to their billing statements. Bill-pay customers should update their accounts to reflect the new rates to stay current.
Subsequent 5 percent increases will take effect in July 2026, July 2027, July 2028, and July 2029, as approved in Ordinance 2025-27. Revenue generated from utility rates is allocated toward operating and maintaining major water and wastewater infrastructure systems, capital projects focused on addressing failing infrastructure or ensuring regulatory compliance, and debt financing from Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) loans.
Registration for CBJ Parks & Recreation’s Start Smart Soccer program will open on Monday, June 23 at 12 p.m. Sign up online through the Parks and Rec registration catalog (under the “Youth and Teen” tab).
Start Smart Soccer, for children ages 3-4, runs for 6 weeks from mid-July through August. The program costs $40 plus tax and includes a Start Smart tee shirt. Scholarships are available: apply online at bit.ly/ZGYCscholarship or email [email protected] for more information.
This year, CBJ is offering two sessions: one downtown and one in the Valley. (Please note that participants may register for only one session, so that we’re able to offer this program to as many children as possible.) Each session has 25 spots each.
The downtown session will meet on the Juneau-Douglas High School turf on Thursday evenings at 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. from July 17 through August 21.
The Valley session will meet on the Thunder Mountain Middle School turf on Saturday mornings at 10 – 11 a.m. from July 19 through August 23.
Registration is first come, first served and all registrations received after the session is full will be placed on a waitlist. Participants must be 3 years old by the start of the first session to register.
The Start Smart program lets children work with an adult in their lives in a supportive environment to learn the basic skills of soccer: kicking, dribbling, trapping, and agility. Adults are active participants in the program. For more information, visit the Start Smart website.
For more information, contact Recreation Coordinator MJ Goedeken at [email protected] or (907) 586-2635 ext. 4414.
The Regular Planning Commission meets Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in the Assembly Chambers. This meeting will be a hybrid meeting held both in person and via Zoom Webinar link, and will be to discuss a Preliminary Plan for an Alternative Residential Subdivison on Glacier Highway and a Conditional Use Permit to construct new camp facilities at Echo Ranch Bible Camp.
This hybrid meeting will be held in person and by remote participation. Join the virtual meeting online at https://juneau.zoom.us/j/85421744892 or call: 1-346-248-7799 or 1-669-900-6833 or 1-253-215-8782 or 1-312-626-6799 or 1-929-436-2866 or 1-301-715-8592 and enter Webinar ID: 854 2174 4892. If you’re giving public comment while participating virtually, you shall state your name and place of residence before beginning your testimony and will be asked to stay on the line after your testimony to answer any questions from the Commission. For more information about the procedure, contact the Community Development Department at 907-586-0715.
The public is encouraged to submit written comments to [email protected] by 12 noon, June 20, 2025, or testify at the meeting. Read the Planning Commission Meeting agenda at https://juneauak.portal.civicclerk.com/ .
Alternative Residential Subdivision Preliminary Plan (ARP2025 0001)
This is an Alternative Residential Subdivision Preliminary Plan to subdivide 3.69 acres into 11 unit-lots and one parent lot in a D-10 zoning district on Glacier Highway near Wilma Avenue.
Conditional Use Permit for new camp facilities at Echo Ranch Bible Camp (USE2025 0009)
This is a Conditional Use Permit for construction of new cabins and camp facilities at Echo Ranch Bible Camp at 40001 Glacier Highway.