Registration for Parent & Tot and Lil’ Swimmers lessons opens October 25

Juneau Pools is offering both Parent & Tot lessons and the Lil’ Swimmers program for preschool beginners at Dimond Park Aquatic Center during the upcoming fall season. Registration opens Friday, October 25 at noon through the Parks & Recreation online registration catalog (click the “Juneau Pools” tab).

Both programs will be offered on Saturdays from November 2 through December 14 (excluding Thanksgiving weekend).

Parent & Tot lessons, open to children ages 6 months to 3 years, will meet in two sessions: 9:15 – 9:45 a.m. for children 6 to 17 months old and 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. for children 18 to 35 months old. Each child must be accompanied in the pool by an adult, and children are required to wear swim diapers during class.

Lil’ Swimmers will meet in two sessions: 10:45 – 11:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Both sessions are open to children ages 3 to 5 years. Lil’ Swimmers uses a non-traditional format to teach young beginners basic water skills.

Both programs cost $60 plus tax. Learn more about the programs on the Juneau Pools website.

For more information, please contact Aquatics Programming Coordinator Ellen Johnston at (907) 586-0839 ext. 4148 or [email protected].

October 17th, 2024|

Join Parks & Rec commercial use open house on October 30

Join CBJ Parks & Recreation and Corvus Design for a public open house on Wednesday, October 30 to talk about draft updates to the commercial use strategy for CBJ parks and trails. Stop by the Dimond Park Field House any time between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to join the conversation.

CBJ Parks & Recreation is partnering with Corvus Design to develop a thoughtful and strategic approach to commercial recreation on lands and trails managed by Parks & Rec. Following several months of evaluation, including neighborhood meetings and community input, CBJ partner Corvus Design has completed a draft plan that will shortly be available for review and comment.

At the open house, you’ll be able to read over the overall document, learn more about guidelines in your neighborhood, and submit a comment card. The open house will include stations for each neighborhood area—Douglas Island, Downtown and Thane, Twin Lakes and Lemon Creek, Mendenhall Valley and Auke Bay, and Out the Road—where you’ll be able to look over neighborhood-specific draft permitting guidelines and chat with Parks & Rec and Corvus staff.

If you can’t make the open house or have more thoughts to add at a later date, you’ll be able to submit your comments online from October 23 to November 8—keep an eye on the project page for links to download the plan online and submit comments.

Over the last several months, Parks & Rec and Corvus have held several neighborhood meetings to gather input from the community as they work to develop an updated strategy. Current regulations are over twenty years old and do not reflect new CBJ-managed parks and trails and new types of recreation use. This plan will evaluate City-managed parklands and trails for commercial use, recommending locations, restrictions, carrying capacities, intensity of use, and adaptive management guidelines, while also serving as a guideline reflective of community input and priorities for commercial recreation.

For more information about the project, visit the Commercial Recreation Use Analysis project page.

For questions, please contact Parks & Recreation at (907) 586-5226 or [email protected].

October 16th, 2024|

CBJ October 1, 2024 Regular Municipal Election final results certified by Election Official after completion of Canvass Review Board

The Canvass Review Board has completed its work on the October 1, 2024 CBJ Regular Municipal Election and the Election Official has now certified the final results. The Canvass Review Board began work on Monday, October 14 and completed its review on Tuesday, October 15. Official results are posted to the CBJ Elections webpage at https://juneau.org/clerk/elections.

The Assembly and School Board races saw the following candidates elected:

Mayor: Beth Weldon was elected to her final three-year term;

District 1 Assemblymember: Neil Steininger was elected to a three-year term;

District 2 Assemblymember: Maureen Hall was elected to a three-year term; and

School Board members: Elizabeth (Ebett) Siddon, Will Muldoon, and Amber Frommherz were all re-elected to three-year terms.

Proposition 1 to issue $12,500,000 in General Obligation Bonds for the acquisition and installation of public safety radio communication systems passed with 6205 YES Votes and 4457 NO Votes.

Proposition 2, a citizen’s initiative petition, prohibiting cruise ships of 250 or more passengers from docking or disembarking passengers on Saturdays and the 4th of July, failed to pass with 4196 YES Votes and 6575 NO Votes.

Proposition 3 to issue $10,000,000 in General Obligation Bonds for improving wastewater utility infrastructure at the Juneau Douglas Wastewater Treatment Plant passed with 7000 YES Votes and 3565 NO Votes.

Also the two School Board Recall Petitions A and B to recall President Deedie Sorensen and Vice President Emil Mackey, respectively, failed to pass by the following margins:

Deedie Sorensen 3562 Yes Recall, 6665 No Recall

Emil Mackey 3753 Yes Recall, 6482 No Recall

A more detailed report on the election statistics will be provided to the Assembly and public at the October 21, 2024 Assembly Reorganizational Meeting, to be held at 7 p.m. in person in the Assembly Chambers and remotely via Zoom.

We would like to extend our gratitude to all the voters who participated in this election, those candidates who stepped up to run for office and all those involved with races on the ballot. A special thanks goes out to CBJ Election Workers and support staff!

October 15th, 2024|

CBJ Election Official Final Results Certified 10/15/2024

CBJ Ballot Processing Center

For Immediate Release
October 15, 2024, 5:30p.m.

CBJ October 1, 2024 Regular Municipal Election Final Results
Certified by Election Official after Completion of Canvass Review Board.

The Canvass Review Board has completed its work on the October 1, 2024 CBJ Regular Municipal Election and the Election Official has now certified the final results. The Canvass Review Board began work on Monday, October 14 and completed its review on Tuesday, October 15. Official results are attached and posted to the CBJ Elections webpage at https://juneau.org/clerk/elections.

The Assembly and School Board races saw the following candidates elected:

Mayor: Beth Weldon was elected to her final three-year term;
District 1 Assemblymember: Neil Steininger was elected to a three-year term;
District 2 Assemblymember: Maureen Hall was elected to a three-year term; and
School Board members: Elizabeth (Ebett) Siddon, Will Muldoon, and Amber Frommherz were all re-elected to three-year terms.

Proposition 1 to issue $12,500,000 in General Obligation Bonds for the acquisition and installation of public safety radio communication systems passed with 6205 YES Votes and 4457 NO Votes.

Proposition 2, a citizen’s initiative petition, prohibiting cruise ships of 250 or more passengers from docking or disembarking passengers on Saturdays and the 4th of July, failed to pass with 4196 YES Votes and 6575 NO Votes.

Proposition 3 to issue $10,000,000 in General Obligation Bonds for improving wastewater utility infrastructure at the Juneau Douglas Wastewater Treatment Plant passed with 7000 YES Votes and 3565 NO Votes.

Also the two School Board Recall Petitions A and B to recall President Deedie Sorensen and Vice President Emil Makey, respectively, failed to pass by the following margins:

Deedie Sorensen 3562 Yes Recall, 6665 No Recall

Emil Mackey  3753 Yes Recall, 6482 No Recall

A more detailed report on the election statistics will be provided to the Assembly and public at the October 21, 2024 Assembly Reorganizational Meeting, to be held at 7 p.m. in person in the Assembly Chambers and remotely via Zoom.

We would like to extend our gratitude to all the voters who participated in this election, those candidates who stepped up to run for office and all those involved with races on the ballot. A special thanks goes out to CBJ Election Workers and support staff!

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For media inquiries about the municipal election, contact the CBJ Municipal Clerk’s Office at (907) 586-5278 or [email protected].

October 15th, 2024|

JCOS worksession scheduled for October 16

The Juneau Commission on Sustainability (JCOS) will hold a worksession on Wednesday, October 16, from noon to 1 p.m., via Zoom only.

Zoom link: https://juneau.zoom.us/j/88069534778

Dial-in: 1-253-215-8782

Meeting ID: 880 6953 4778

If you have any questions about JCOS or the October 16 meeting, please contact Dianna Robinson at [email protected] or 907-586-0800 ext. 4197.

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

October 11th, 2024|
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