In a special Assembly meeting Thursday afternoon, the City and Borough of Juneau introduced phase one of its flood fighting plan. In a special Assembly meeting Thursday afternoon, the City and Borough of Juneau introduced phase 1 of its flood fighting plan. The Assembly approved an ordinance that will allow the city to work with the U.S.
The Assembly approved an ordinance that will allow the city to work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the installation of flood protection barriers along the Mendenhall River .
The Corps will donate the barriers free-of-charge — enough to eventually line up to four miles of riverbank — along with 60,000 sandbags for individual homeowners. But the city will be responsible for distributing the sandbags and installing the HESCO barriers at key places along the river. City leaders hope the barriers can be installed over the next few months. In previous meetings, they’ve discussed moreto minimize or prevent flooding altogether, but those solutions will be time-consuming, costly and legally thorny. They’ll require a more in-depth study by the Corps.
Some, like Clinton Singletary, who lives in the affected neighborhood of Center Court, also reiterated the need for long-term solutions.
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