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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 on the CBJ website at  juneau.org/engineering-public-works/streets/spring-cleanup.  Residents are asked to follow the…

Capital City Fire Rescue has finalized its 2025 Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) report, revealing cardiac arrest survival outcomes that exceed both Alaska and national averages. In 2025, CCFR responded to numerous cardiac arrest incidents, including 26 confirmed out of hospital cardiac arrests. The department achieved an Overall Survival to Discharge rate of 15.4%, surpassing the current national average…

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 improve accessibility and usability for all users.  For more information, contact CBJ Communications at communications@juneau.gov. 

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 moved to terminate the revenue sharing agreement with Goldbelt for the gondola project, however, additional discussion regarding next steps is needed. Identified options include termination of the project (sell all parts…

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 new role was Monday, April 27. “Mr. Ciambor’s passion for…

Last week, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) – Alaska District hosted a multi-day training in the Mendenhall Valley for staff from the City and Borough of Juneau, Tlingit & Haida and other local agencies in preparation for a 2026 glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF).   Nearly 50 people from CBJ, USACE and Tlingit & Haida took part in both classroom…