City museum gets reprieve from Juneau Assembly

Throngs packed the Juneau Assembly chambers on Wednesday to testify against proposed closures including the Juneau-Douglas City Museum. (Photo by Quinton Chandler/KTOO)
The Juneau-Douglas City Museum is off the chopping block — for now. The City and Borough of Juneau had been considering shuttering the local history museum in an effort to help close a $1.9 million shortfall.
Mayor Ken Koelsch moved to remove the museum from the list of possible cuts after more than a dozen people spoke aga