Juneau Assembly weighs $5.2 million passenger fee plan

The Holland America Cruise Ship Westerdam prepares to dock in Juneau July 16, 2012. (Photo by Heather Bryant/KTOO)
The Juneau Assembly is poised to decide how it will spend $5.2 million in fees collected from cruise ship passengers visiting Juneau.
City Manager Rorie Watt wrote a memo outlining his recommendations for what to fund in anticipation of nearly 1 million passengers this season.
“We have a bunch of good services that we provide that I think everybody that comes to Juneau ap