The City and Borough of Juneau Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit to build a new structure to house snow removal equipment at the Juneau International Airport. The airport’s heavy equipment is currently exposed to the elements.
The item was part of the commission’s consent agenda and was approved without objection.
The new facility would house some airport administration offices, snow removal equipment, sand and gravel storage and attached chemical storage. The facility would consolidate these uses, now spread out among several locations, under one roof.
Administrative offices would occupy 15,000 square feet of the total facility size of 73,800 square feet.
Located at the northeast section of the airport, the facility would be accessible by an extension of Livingston Way.
The project draws from $3.1 million from a 1 percent sales tax scheduled for public vote in Oct. The funds would match $10 million in federal funds to cover construction costs.
A separate variance, also approved as part of the consent agenda, allowed for reduced parking requirements at the facility. The variance allows for a reduction from 109 parking spaces as required by CBJ land use code down to 73 spaces to reflect the demand for parking for such a facility, not just the building size.
• Contact reporter Russell Stigall at 523-2276 or at russell.stigall@juneauempire.com.
Comments (4)
Add commentHow many "administration
How many "administration offices" are we talking about? 15,000 sq ft and 73 parking spaces is a lot of staff!!
Keep up the good work keeping the runways clear guys! I can't wait until the new lights go in on the Sunny Point end of the runway. From what I hear that's really going to improve chances of landing in marginal weather.
Dump the 1% temporary sales tax...
...and vote "NO" on the $25 million bond issue. Instead of pork barreling all of CBJ's wants into one blanket proposal, the assembly needs to put each proposal before the voters separately and let each project pass or fail on it's own merits.
@Skirkz
I have to agree. But ithink you well know that those in power are never going to offer us a chance to turn down one of thier "Pet" projects.
What else are we buying with this proposed %1 sales tax? A second ice rink? A new library in the valley?A whale? A new park?
Exactly why...
... Voters must take this opportunity to dump this tax. When they have gotten so accustomed to having this temporary tax that they solicit projects to vet to the public with selling points that appeal to diverse cross sections of the voters in order to justify continuation of the levy, then it's time to reign in their addiction to having these funds available by making the decision to stop being their enablers. Even if it comes at the cost of OUR pet projects. This co-dependent relationship requires the voters to make some tough choices. CBJ absolutely NEEDS for us to cut them off.