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Part I: Big plans ahead for Juneau's most neglected district

...homes nestle against the bluff that was once the Tlingit shoreline village and is still known as The Village.What city planners don't want to do is upset any apple carts that aren't selling rotten apples. Large parking lots seem to be the...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-03-24
Local
Indoor gun range meets with VFP

...first floor. The Armory owners have said the shooting range would be encased in concrete and insulated for sound.City planner Cheney agreed to return its report by Jan. 29. The appellant and appellees then have until Feb 7 to respond. From...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-01-21/indoor-gun-range-meets-vfp
Local
Juneau's housing density plans may change city's skyline

...trouble," Chaney said. "It is tough."During presentation of the ordinance to the Planning Commission in March, City Planner, Ben Lyman said Juneau's zoning code limits at that time were hurting development."Right now residential development...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-07-29/juneaus-housing-density-plans-may-chang
Local
New cell tower approved by city planners

Juneau's Planning Commission unanimously approved a new cell tower off Montana Creek Road when it met Tuesday night in the Assembly Chambers.

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-08-29/new-cell-tower-approved-city-planners
Local
Summit of Juneau 'green' groups leads to plan for joint work

...retreat-type meeting, and I could imagine that in the future, we would try to do a retreat combination," Waterman added.City Planner Beth McKibben, a Community Development Department staff member who serves both as liaison to the JCOS and chairwoman of...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-06-21/summit-juneau-green-groups-leads-plan-j
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Commission ponders rezoning tonight

...tonight at the Planning Commission.City Planner Ben Lyman said the residents of...transitions in our community."City Planner Greg Cheney and Planning Commissioner...Juneau's Comprehensive Plan, city planners have asked to begin a change to...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-03-27/commission-ponders-rezoning-tonight
Local
US Senators jump into FEMA flood map debate

...The municipality is prepared to hire technical expertise to help the agency reach the best decision," he wrote. City Planner Eric Feldt, who has been involved in the process, said the department has asked officials and departments to submit...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2011-06-28/us-senators-jump-fema-flood-map-debate
Local
Saloon's landscaping plan gets city's OK

...Downtown is a high-density area where there are few large lots and many residents choose to walk to neighborhood shops. City planners hope the Willoughby area, which is the site of proposed and pending state building projects, will grow in a similar...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2011-07-26/saloons-landscaping-plan-gets-citys-ok
Local
Johnson Youth Center to expand

...permit, and we're working to correct that," said James Keikkalas. Commission Chair Maria Gladziszewski asked for city planner Kelly Keenan's clarification on a question of whether the conditional use permit would be against the comprehensive...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2011-08-23/johnson-youth-center-expand
Local
Abolish development agencies; spur development

...at the price that's offered.In some cases, the owner doesn't want to sell at any price. The reason: What a city planner might call blighted, someone else often calls home.There's another problem with government redevelopment efforts...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-01-22/abolish-development-agencies-spur-dev
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