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Juneau finance committee hears stark Eaglecrest budget scenarios; mothballing study motion fails 4–4
Summary
The Assembly Finance Committee reviewed three FY27 Eaglecrest budget scenarios, including a 56% staff-cut model tied to a $930,000 subsidy and a $1.68 million bare-minimum plan. A motion to direct staff to return mothballing/“keep warm” cost estimates (as amended to preserve minimal staff) failed in a 4–4 vote.
The Juneau City and Borough Assembly Finance Committee on April 29 heard a detailed presentation on three FY27 budget scenarios for Eaglecrest and debated commissioning a staff study on the cost of keeping the ski area in a reduced "warm" state rather than full operations. Presenters said the choice facing Eaglecrest is between deep staffing cuts and a larger general-fund subsidy to maintain core operations.
Board and staff presenters told the committee they prepared three budget columns: the original FY27 submission, an Assembly-requested scenario that relies on operational revenue plus a $930,000 general-fund contribution, and a third reduced scenario that would hold the facility open for a year but is not sustainable. In the Assembly-requested model, presenters said, Eaglecrest would face a roughly 56% staff reduction, elimination of…
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