Juneau Assembly derails affordable housing plan

West Juneau’s Island Hills under construction in January 2013. (Photo courtesy Wayne Coogan)http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2016/11/28HOUSING-npr1.mp3Hyperbole, false assertions and attacks on city staff peppered debate Monday over a plan intended to “unstick” Juneau’s housing market.
In a 5-4 vote, the Juneau Assembly appears to have thrown Step One of that affordable housing plan out the window.
Back in 2014, the Juneau Assembly set aside $75,000 to hire consulta