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Juneau mayor seeks governance change for Eagle Crest; assembly delays final vote until joint meeting
Summary
Mayor Weldon proposed moving Eagle Crest from an empowered board to an advisory model citing operational instability and multi‑million dollar shortfalls; the Committee of the Whole defeated an amendment to postpone until 2027 and agreed to hold the ordinance in committee until a joint meeting with the Eagle Crest Board on March 4.
Mayor Weldon told the Committee of the Whole she introduced an ordinance to change the governance structure of Eagle Crest Recreation Area, saying the ski area has struggled with management and deferred maintenance and “is in the hole a few million” and that the assembly needs more oversight. “If we are investing large amounts of money on things such as the chairlifts or maybe even the gondola, we want to have more of a say in…
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