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Juneau assembly approves distribution of remaining assembly grants, pauses waterfront museum project and sets FY27 public-engagement plan
Summary
The Assembly Finance Committee approved distributing remaining FY26 assembly grant funds (asking grantees to advise the city if they do not need them), voted to pause waterfront city museum work, and directed staff to develop a public engagement plan to inform FY27 budget choices.
The Assembly Finance Committee took several policy steps Nov. 5 related to grants, projects and the FY27 budget process.
On assembly grants, Mayor Weldon moved to ask grantees to consider amended requests; that motion failed on a roll‑call vote, 4 in favor (Mayor Weldon, Assemblymember Smith, Assemblymember Brooks, Assemblymember Steininger) and 5 opposed (Assemblymember Hughes Gandy, Assemblymember Atkinson, Assemblymember Kelly, Assemblymember Hall, Chair Wall). The chair then moved to distribute the remaining assembly grant funding for FY26; after an amendment asking grantees to advise…
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