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Community members fill the Assembly Chambers.

Fiscal Year 2027 Budget, Sales Tax Amendments Approved at June 8 Assembly Meeting 

June 9, 2026 – News

The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) Assembly formally adopted the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY2027) Municipal Budget and took action on several additional items after public testimony and assembly discussion during a five-hour meeting on June 8 at City Hall.   The FY2027 Municipal Budget was adopted as amended. Notable amendments include service reductions in the form of funding cuts to the Juneau-Douglas City Museum, the Parks & Recreation landscaping budget, Arboretum and Administration departments, the …

Safe Place signs on a door.

Shéiyi Xaat Hít (Spruce Root House) Launches Safe Place® Program for Youth

June 8, 2026 – News

This month, in partnership with Tlingit and Haida, first responders, and several others, the Shéiyi Xaat Hít Youth Shelter launched Safe Place®, a new community initiative designed to better serve youth in crisis.  Safe Place is a national youth outreach and prevention program for young people ages 10 to 17 in need of immediate help and safety. Safe Place designates youth-friendly businesses and organizations …

Scott Gray and Spencer Gates at the Streets and Fleet division facility.

Scott Gray Retires as Streets & Fleet Maintenance Superintendent, Spencer Gates Takes the Wheel 

May 29, 2026 – News

The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) is pleased to congratulate Streets & Fleet Maintenance Superintendent, Scott Gray, on his retirement, and to welcome Spencer Gates as the new leader of the division.   “Scott has led the Streets and Fleet Maintenance division through one unprecedented natural disaster response after another by …

 

CBJ Reminds Public of Costs and Fines of Illegal Dumping

May 15, 2026 – News

This spring, the Juneau Police Department (JPD) and the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) Streets Division remind residents of the penalties of illegal dumping within the municipality as they respond to an increase in reports of trash dumped and vehicles abandoned on both public and private property. Depositing garbage, …

Street maintenance vehicle cleaning roadway in Juneau, Alaska.

CBJ Streets & Fleet Performing Spring Clean-up Operations Through May

May 8, 2026 – FYI, News

The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) Engineering and Public Works Streets & Fleet Division has announced the 2026 Spring Cleanup schedule for the removal of winter pea rock, road debris, and the cleaning of storm drain catch basins and sumps throughout the city.   The full street-by-street schedule of maintenance can be found …

 

CBJ Launches Website Improvement Survey

May 5, 2026 – News

The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) is collecting public input on the CBJ website (Juneau.org) via a website improvement survey. The survey is open to all members of the public and will be collecting responses through May 25.  The short 5-minute survey can be taken at bit.ly/cbjwebsurvey.  This is an initial step in a broader website redesign process, as CBJ implements a thorough overhaul of Juneau.org to …

 

GLOF Mitigation Updates, Eaglecrest Gondola, and Disposal of City Hall on Agenda for May 4 Committee of the Whole Meeting

May 4, 2026 – News

The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) Assembly will get a detailed technical update on near-term GLOF mitigation efforts, including flood modeling and Phase 1 and 2 HESCO flood barrier construction, followed by a discussion on project funding the Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. on Monday, May 4. Also included on the agenda are discussions of the future paths for both the Gondola project and the existing City Hall building. The Assembly …

 

Scott Ciambor Announced as Director of Community Development Department

April 29, 2026 – News

The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Ciambor as the new Director of the CBJ Community Development Department (CDD). Ciambor is no stranger to public service – he has spent the last five years as Planning Manager. Ciambor’s first day in his …

 

Regular Planning Commission meets April 14, 2026. Here’s how to weigh in.

April 3, 2026 – News, Notices for Public Comment

The Regular Planning Commission meets Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 6:00 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 final plat review for Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority and flood zone …

 

Public Comment Period for Draft FY 2027 Marine Passenger Fee Proposal Now Open

April 2, 2026 – News

The public is invited to review and provide comments on the proposal for how to allocate Marine Passenger Fee (MPF) proceeds in the upcoming year by May 3, 2026. Read the funding requests and draft recommendations here. Each cruise ship passenger visiting Juneau pays a total of $13 in fees per …