With the City and Borough of Juneau facing a revenue shortfall of $34.5 million over the next 30 months, the Assembly Finance Committee resumes its work on the budget tonight, May 13, at 5 p.m. Agenda items include CARES Act funding; enterprise fund budgets; grant requests; and budget reductions. Read …
Two more people in Juneau have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. Both cases are a result of secondary transmission, or being in close contact with somebody else who has tested positive for COVID-19. Cumulatively, 29 people from Juneau have tested positive …
For both employers and employees, there may be uncertainty and fear around reopening a business during this pandemic. Having plans and good communication in place can help to alleviate some of this. Public Health Nurses from the Alaska Section of Public Health Nursing are a resource. If you are reopening …
Hospital Week – an annual week where hospitals across the country give their employees a well-earned weeklong thank you – officially kicked off yesterday. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the week takes on a whole new meaning. The staff at Bartlett Regional Hospital, from cleaning and laundry to frontline medical staff, …
The Special Assembly Meeting originally scheduled for Monday, May 11 at 1 p.m. with Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. Dr. Zink will be joining the 5:30 pm Special Assembly Meeting on Monday, May 11 sometime after 6 p.m. Read the agenda …
Update: Please note, the 1 pm Special Assembly Meeting on Monday, May 11 with Dr. Zink has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. She will be joining the 5:3 pm Special Assembly Meeting sometime after 6 pm. — Phase II of the State of Alaska’s reopening plan includes swimming pools …
The Laboratory at Bartlett Regional Hospital has expanded same day testing of COVID-19 to 24 hours per day. Due to limitations in supply, same day testing is currently only offered to in-patients. “This is really good news for Bartlett and for Juneau because we’ll know within an hour or two …
Food insecurity can be a huge stress on individuals and families. Some families that may not have been eligible for the Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC) prior to the pandemic may be facing loss of work or loss of income and new or worsened food insecurity. WIC is here …
Lisa Petersen currently leads Juneau’s COVID-19 Screening Hotline where school nurses and health assistants screen people for COVID-19, arrange testing if appropriate, and provide public health information. It’s important for Lisa and the hotline team to be up-to-date with ever-changing public health guidance and state health mandates: “We don’t ever …
Monday, May 4 at 5 p.m. Assembly Lands Committee is meeting via Zoom Webinar. Read the agenda here. The public can listen to the audio or watch by following one of the options below: Join the Zoom Webinar as an attendee at: https://juneau.zoom.us/j/99799923165 Call 1-253-215-8782 and enter Webinar ID 997 9992 …
