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.

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].

June 23rd, 2025|

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.

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.

June 18th, 2025|

Draft 2025 CBJ and Tlingit & Haida multi-jurisdictional risk assessment open for comment

We are pleased to announce the availability of the Draft 2025 City and Borough of Juneau and Tlingit & Haida’s Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Risk Assessment Update for Public Review and Comment.

This document represents the research and discussions with the planning teams; planning team input received during planning team and public meetings; and comments received from the public to identify the hazards that impact your jurisdiction; how they impact residents and infrastructure; as well as the number of people, residences, and critical facilities at risk.

Download the Draft Risk Assessment here.

All in the community are invited to review the Draft Risk Assessment and provide comments to our contractor via email ([email protected]) by July 1, 2025 to enable the team to respond and incorporate any changes into the document to finalize the entire hazard mitigation plan for review and comment.  For multiple comments, please fill out the comment log and send to our contractor to enable the team to track comments.

The entire draft HMP is anticipated to be released for public review in mid-July. Once the plan has been reviewed and finalized it will be adopted by the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly and Tlingit & Haida and then will be submitted to the State of Alaska and FEMA for formal review and approval.

We will be holding a public meeting on June 30, 2025, to present the Draft Risk Assessment and take public comments.  The meeting will be held at the CBJ Assembly Chambers from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and will be hosted remotely for those that are not able to attend in person.

Link: Click to join via Microsoft Teams

Meeting ID: 236 777 824 173 5

Passcode: tR2Qn3kW

Dial-in: 1-907-302-3866

Phone conference ID: 674 805 43#

June 17th, 2025|

Registration for Start Smart Soccer opens June 23

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.

June 16th, 2025|

Juneau Commission on Sustainability meeting update

The Juneau Commission on Sustainability (JCOS) worksession scheduled for Wednesday, June 18, 2025, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. will now be conducted as a regular committee meeting. The Zoom access details previously provided remain unchanged.

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

June 16th, 2025|
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