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Housing Commission seeks further Assembly support

...understand where we are at with the budget at this time?" Mayor Merrill Sanford said, noting the effects of the budget and...staff," according to the letter presented to the Assembly.Mayor Sanford said, "you guys have got to stay in touch with us...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-05-21/housing-commission-seeks-further-assemb
Local
SE mayors, public unimpressed with ferry concept

...of the public, including the mayors of Haines and Skagway, who...Chairman Rob Goldberg and Skagway Mayor Stan Selmer suggesting the DOT...able to get there."Haines Mayor Stephanie Scott defended the public...Falvey replied.Juneau Mayor Merrill Sanford attended Tuesday's...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-03-05/se-mayors-public-unimpressed-ferry-conc
State
Ceremony celebrates Statter Harbor's revival

...attendance were Sen. Dennis Egan, D-Juneau, Rep. Cathy Munoz, R-Juneau, Rep. Beth Kerttula, D-Juneau, Deputy Mayor Mary Becker and Assembly Members Jesse Kiehl, Carlton Smith and Jerry Nankervis."There has been a lot of heavy lifting by...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-05-15/ceremony-celebrates-statter-harbors-rev
Local
Woman found dead after drinking homemade liquor

...you."Mountain Village, a Yupik community of about 830 people, banned the sale and importation of alcohol in 1984.City Mayor Joyce Brown-Rivers said residents in 2010 voted down a proposal to lift the ban and turn the town into a "damp" community...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-16/woman-found-dead-after-drinking-homemad
State
Six local artists honored with Individual Artist Awards

...among many other activities. Earlier this year, Eriksen was recognized with a Individual Artist Award in Juneau as part of the Mayor's Awards for the Arts. Her Rasmuson award will be used to help produce a solo CD of her work and the work of other spoken...

http://juneauempire.com/art/2013-05-16/six-local-artists-honored-individual-arti
Art
US Forest Service lab dedication Saturday to be a festive event

...offered to the public every half hour.Pugh and Mangold will be among the speakers at the event, along with former Juneau Mayor Bruce Botelho, whom Miner called "a big supporter of our research."Mangold said, "We're just really looking forward...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-16/us-forest-service-lab-dedication-saturd
State
NBA owners reject Sacramento Kings move to Seattle

...Hansen's original price of $525 million - still topping the NBA record of $450 million - with a group put together by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, a former All-Star guard, and fronted by TIBCO software chairman Vivek Ranadive. The plan includes a new...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2013-05-16/nba-owners-reject-sacramento-kings-mov
Sports
Oil tax rates: the strange case of Norway

...referendums require three main sponsors, so he's been joined by Bella Hammond, Jay Hammond's widow, and Jim Whitaker, a former mayor of Fairbanks. This distinguished trio is acting how they should, as citizens of an owner state. I think they are hard-headed...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-05-15/oil-tax-rates-strange-case-norway
Opinion
Former mayor Overstreet dies Monday

Former Juneau mayor and advocate for keeping the Capitol in Juneau...retiring from education, Overstreet ran for mayor with the intention of keeping the Capitol in Juneau."I chose to run for mayor because I felt I had enough contacts throughout...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-04-08/former-mayor-overstreet-dies-monday
Local
Mayors split on Juneau Access Road at Skagway summit

...Summit at Skagway City Hall, with Juneau Mayor Merrill Sanford defending the project and...Skagway criticizing it.It was Haines Mayor Stephanie Scott who first dipped a toe into...of 'Juneau Access?'" asked Skagway Mayor Stan Selmer. "It doesn't make a lot...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-04-26/mayors-split-juneau-access-road-skagway
State

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