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Community Events

 

36 Hours in Juneau, Alaska - New York Times

 

See results from Capital City Forum 

April Newsletter: end of session wrap up final.pdf (668.18 kb)

June Newsletter: June 2009_Legislative Update.pdf (1.52 mb)

 

Fish & Game Press Release: 09 28 State Requests Extension of Federal Subsistence Review Deadline to Allow More Alaskans to Participate released 4 Dec 09.pdf (78.30 kb)

 

Learn more about resource families and the dire need to reach out to Alaska children.

 

First Lady to Honor Outstanding Volunteers - First lady Sandy Parnell invites Alaskans to recognize their fellow citizens who have performed extraordinary volunteer service, by nominating them for the First Lady's Volunteer of the Year Awards. Read more 

 

For information on award catagories and nomination forms, which are due by March 1, log on to the Governor's website: http://gov.alaska.gov/parnell/governors-office/volunteer-awards.html.

 

 

 

 

 

2/7/10:          

Community work service project, 9 a.m. every Sunday, Cornerstone, 9290 Hurlock Ave. Come dressed for the weather. Sponsored by Juneau Youth Services.

 

2/8/10:

Capital City Republican Women monthly luncheon, noon at Prospector

 

Assembly Public Works & Facilities Committee meeting, noon, Assembly Chambers

 

Juneau Lions Club meeting, noon @ Prospector Hotel

 

Assembly Lands Committee meeting, 5 pm @ Assembly Chambers

 

2/9/10:

"Breakfast with Policymakers" to discuss issues of hunger in Alaska, 7:30 a.m., Capitol, Fahrenkamp Room 203. Alaska Food Coalition and Food Bank of Alaska to meet with Legislature

 

Medicare 101 Seminar, 5-6:30pm at Juneau Senior Center

 

First Alaskans/Emerging Native Leaders, 5pm at Juneau Arts & Culture Center

 

2/10/10:

Alaska Federation of Natives Legislative & Community Reception, 5-7pm at Centinnal Hall

 

2/18/10:

Lincoln Day Dinner, 6pm at Baranof

 

2/26/10:                 

Annual Territorial Sportsmen, Inc & Alaska Outdoor Council Banquet & Fundraiser

Centennial Hall, 5:30pm

 

 

 

Legislative Events

 

2/1 - 2/5/10:               

House Committee Calendar

Senate Committee Calendar

 

2/10/10:

Joint House & Senate Session

Capitol Building, House Chambers, 11am

- Annual State of the Judiciary Address

by Chief Justice Walter Carpeneti

 

Joint Legislative Health Caucus

Captiol Building, Rm 205, 12pm

- Commissioning Healthy, Safe Families

 

2/18/10:

Joint House & Senate Session

Capitol Building, House Chambers

- Annual Address by the Honorable Lisa Murkowski, US Senator

 

 

 

 

 

Attention Hunters: New Application Dates for Hunters

 

 

Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation is implementing changes to the permit hunt application system. The application period for all Tier I, Tier II and drawing hunts is occuring from November 1 - December 31. You must apply now for all hunts that occur in the spring and fall 2010 and spring of 2011.  See Fish & Game press release for more information.

 

 

 

Statewide Transportation Improvement Program

 

Please visit the DOT website to add your comments before October 16th - The comment period was extended and a new draft STIP was replaced on September 1, 2009, after fixing technical errors on the first draft.

 

Juneau Projects in draft STIP:

 

• Brotherhood Bridge and Industrial Boulevard Improvements, with separated bike path. Project will replace the existing Glacier Highway bridge across the Mendenhall River, and bike/pedestrian path between existing path and University of Alaska Southeast. Total cost over several years of $20.4 million.

 

• Egan Drive resurfacing, Main Street to 10th Street in 2011. Cost for the single year project: $550,000.


• Glacier Highway/Back Loop Road intersection safety improvements. Cost is $4.5 million over the next two years.


• Fritz Cove to Auke Bay School, roadway and pedestrian improvements, including replacement of three culverts allowing fish access to Auke Lake. Cost over four years is $8.5 million, with most of the work done in 2013.


• Juneau Access Project. Plan calls for delaying design work until 2012 and construction in 2013, presumably after conclusion of legal challenges. Cost of the 2013 work at $45.6 million.


• Transit bus acquisition and transit center. Proposed spending over the next four years of $17.3 million.


• Enhanced local transit service, five additional buses. Cost in 2013 is $1.6 million.


• Riverside Drive rehabilitation and widening. Improved right turn lane off Egan Drive, then two lanes to Mendenhall Mall Road. Repave from Egan Drive to James Boulevard. Cost is $2.9 million, with construction in 2013.


• Auke Lake Trail and Wayside. Construct trail with UAS access, 1.5 miles long with picnic shelter, restrooms, trailhead parking and interpretive amenities. Cost is $1.6 million with construction in 2012.


• Industrial Boulevard widening and sidewalks. Wider pavement and additional west side curb, gutter and sidewalks from Glacier Highway to Maier Drive, with foot and horse path on east side. Cost is $330,000.


• Juneau Bridges, Jordan Creek at Trout Street and Basin Road Trestle. Remove and replace Trout Street Bridge, replace decking and guardrails on trestle, inspect, repair or replace bent foundations. Cost in 2010 is $2.4 million.

 

 

Highway Safety Improvement Program

 

 

Two highway safety improvement projects in Juneau have been submitted by the Department of Transportation for federal highway safety dollars through the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP).  The Federal Highway Administration is reviewing all nominations and will select which projects are approved by the end of this year.

 

• Old Glacier Highway, near Walmart, pedestrian safety refuges

 

• North Douglas Highway, Channel View Trailer Park Safety Improvements, between mileposts 1.25

and 1.75.

 

 

Representative Cathy Muñoz