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This is a picture of Santa at Eaglecrest.

Eaglecrest Christmas Eve festivities: Story time, torchlight parade & Santa

December 16, 2019 – FYI, News

Eaglecrest Ski Area is holding Christmas Eve festivities on Tuesday, December 24, at 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. There will be arts, crafts, and story time in the Fish Creek Lodge starting at 3 p.m. There’ll also be live music, carols, milk, cookies, and cider. Beer & wine will be …

This is a picture of Rie Munoz water color titled,

City Museum receives original Rie Munoz artwork

December 13, 2019 – News

The Muñoz Family donated a collection of Rie Muñoz original artwork to the Juneau-Douglas City Museum on December 12. Included in the donation are five original watercolor paintings, and 55 original pen-and-ink political cartoons that were published by the Alaska Sunday Press (now the Juneau Empire) in the 1950s and …

Hank Harmon Rifle Range Pre-Proposal Meeting Friday, December 20

December 13, 2019 – News

The City and Borough of Juneau’s Parks & Recreation Department invites interest from individuals and private non-profit organizations to manage, maintain, and improve the Hank Harmon Rifle Range. For more information on the RFI, go here: http://bit.ly/HHRRRFI An optional pre-proposal meeting will be held on Friday, December 20, 2019 at …

See Santa with CCFR on Dec. 14 & 21

December 12, 2019 – FYI, News

Santa Claus is coming to town! Capital City Fire/Rescue will once again be driving Santa around the Mendenhall Valley on December 14 and Downtown Juneau and Douglas on Dec. 21 starting around 6 p.m. CCFR firefighters will be handing out candy canes and escorting Santa, who’ll make occasional stops along …

This is a photo from the December 10, 2019 Pederson Hill Land Lottery.

During Pederson Hill land lottery, six lots available, six lots taken

December 11, 2019 – News

The City and Borough of Juneau put six lots in the newly developed Pederson Hill Subdivision up for sale through a fixed price lottery and, following last night’s drawing, all six lots are spoken for. Winners are required to purchase their lot at the published appraised price; sales will be finalized …

This is an aerial photo of Downtown Juneau.

Following ballot measure vote, bed tax rate to increase Jan. 1

December 9, 2019 – FYI, News

In the October 1, 2019 City and Borough of Juneau Regular Municipal Election, voters approved an increase to the CBJ hotel/motel tax, raising the tax rate from 7% to 9%. This increase will become effective January 1, 2020. The two percent increase is temporary, extending to December 31, 2034. According …

This is a picture of CBJ Public Works & Engineering Director Katie Koester

Homer City Manager Katie Koester will be CBJ’s new Public Works & Engineering Director

December 9, 2019 – News

The City and Borough of Juneau is pleased to announce that Katie Koester will lead the Public Works & Engineering Department as its next Director. Previous director Mike Vigue retired this month, and Koester will move into the top position at a future date. Koester has been the City Manager …

Register by Dec. 9 to participate in Pederson Hill Fixed Price Lottery

December 6, 2019 – News

The City and Borough of Juneau is selling 17 single-family lots in the newly developed Pederson Hill Subdivision. Six of the lots will be sold by a fixed price lottery on December 10 at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall Chambers. If you’re interested in purchasing one of these lots by …

CBJ Assembly makes appointments to Hospital Board

December 5, 2019 – News

The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly, at a Special Assembly Meeting held Thursday, December 5, 2019, made the following appointments to the Bartlett Regional Hospital Board. BARTLETT REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOARD The Bartlett Regional Hospital Board has three open seats up for renewal with terms running January 1, 2020 – …

This is a photo of Eaglecrest Ski Area in early December 2019.

Opening Day at Eaglecrest is Saturday, Dec. 7

December 4, 2019 – News

Opening Day at Eaglecrest Ski Area is this Saturday, December 7. The Porcupine Chairlift and Muskeg trail will be open  from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The forecast is calling for an additional 4-8 inches of new snow through Thursday. Temperatures will then get cold enough to resume snowmaking. Snow …