Juneau Deputy Mayor Loren Jones Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Dealing with the impact of the tourism industry on residents will highlight Monday evening s meeting of the Assembly Committee of the Whole.
Deputy Mayor Loren Jones chairs the committee. The Assembly instructed the manager to come up with implementation plans for the recommendations of the Visitor Industry Task Force so that will be what members discuss during the meeting.
One of the recommendations calls for a survey. Jones said the survey is on schedule to be conducted sometime this fall. We ll get sort of a timeline over a two-year period on how to implement some of those things, he said.
Several local candidates submit paperwork on first day of filing period
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Filing Opens for Assembly and School Board Seats
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Troy Wuyts-Smith at the Juenau Radio Center. (Pete Carran/KINY) Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A man who describes himself as a proud Black, gay Alaskan and a husband of a U. S. immigrant intends to seek a seat on the Juneau Assembly.
Michael Wuyts-Smith will file for the District One seat now held by Loren Jones, who is term-limited and barred from seeking re-election.
Wuyts-Smith made this pitch for election to the Assembly while a guest on Action Line. It s no secret that our Assembly needs to be more diverse. It needs a voice for the people.
Wuyts-Smith added that he has been fighting for causes his entire life that I believe in. LGBTQ causes. I ve defended my race on numerous different occasions. I ve been to every Black Lives Matter rally that you could possibly be to. What that showcases is that I am a person of dignity, of honor.
Assembly Seat Attracts Third Candidate
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