Juneau preps for city budget deficit

The CBJ Finance Department is headquartered in the Municipal Way Building behind City Hall. (Photo by Casey Kelly/KTOO)
The City and Borough of Juneau has released early numbers for next year’s $330 million budget and the outlook isn’t rosy.
Finance Director Bob Bartholomew said revenue hasn’t kept pace with spending.
“For the general government departments we’re projecting a $1.2 million shortfall where expenditures exceed sustainable revenues,” Bartholomew s