Local funds for long-term flood fix ‘should be borne by the entire borough, and not a service area of Mark Sabbatini Juneau Independent A recommendation that residents citywide help pay for a long-term glacial flooding solution in the Mendenhall Valley, rather than just residents in the affected area, is being questions raised during an Aug. 31 meeting about how the city will pay a matching fund requirement for a flood scheduled to be discussed at Monday’s meeting is a possible buyout of homes on View Drive vulnerable to flood

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No Mendenhall Glacier bears, just 44 runners on the trail Ian Novak leads the pack at the start of the East Glacier Trail Tangle on Thursday, June 11, 2026. “The hill, you are, like, trying as hard as you can and then on the flats you could push a little more I feel like the downhill is kind of a rest and then it is going hard at the beginning of the flat and Lauren Flood, F, 27, 61:40 27. Jennifer Loesch, F, 44, 62:31 28. Jamie Bursell, F, 63, 1:08:23 29.

Industry Day" event were jokingly told Friday if they invent a sun-powered laser that prevents massive floods they were also told not to try to solve all "unknown risks" when submitting proposals for a long-term flood The Army Corps announced earlier this summer it is shelving previous work on medium- and long-term flood bidders to submit plans for a project that keeps Suicide Basin from rising above 1,100 feet and limits flood The Industry Day presentation took place about a week after a glacial outburst flood from Suicide Basin

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The river was at a moderate flood level of 10.71 feet as of 3 p.m. He said it suffered only minor flood intrusion during last year’s flood, and sandbags and other protection couple hundred more residents Tuesday morning, advising occupants to evacuate their residences when a glacial outburst flood from Suicide Basin occurred. The outburst flood that officials say began Monday afternoon and was detected at 9:21 a.m.

“It’s just like anything…technology, food, things are always changing. “The team enjoyed many group swims at Auke Lake during warm summer days. We took the kids to a lake one day and rafting on a river on another. vacation time, Griffith has already attended a Lady Gaga concert in Seattle, and after last week’s glacial lake outburst flood was driving through the Rockies with his son and dog.

"This will result in elevated streams and the potential for minor flooding. A flood watch issued by the National Weather Service Juneau on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. A flood advisory has also been issued for Montana Creek. increasing water levels around Montana Creek, with water observed in low-lying areas and the potential for flooding Do not drive on flooded roadways." • Contact Mark Sabbatini at editor@juneauindependent.com or (907)

service and internet capability, View Drive residents are having trouble asking for help and filing their flood Kim Kiefer with the United Way response team was making rounds through flooded neighborhoods with lunches "We want anybody that's been impacted by the flood to try and come there," she said, since View Drive If they have internet, volunteers and those impacted by the flood can sign up to take part in the flood Flood damage assessment and spill response teams visited homes on Thursday.

outburst flooding (GLOF) expected in the coming years could affect huge swaths of the valley that were Koch referred to the flood maps as “sobering,” and said “GLOFs tend to, as they mature, look more like flash floods.” The flood maps showed water crossing Riverside Drive, the Mendenhall Loop Road, into the Dredge Lake tap as the selected alternative and basically said that they would continue to support flood fighting

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Team swims at 2026 Bellevue Club Premier Invitational among Pacific Northwest's best Glacier Swim Club (Photo courtesy GSC) By Klas Stolpe   Juneau Independent Juneau’s Glacier Swim Club competed at the 2026