Juneau Assembly asks View Drive residents to help pay for their own buyout after years of outburst flooding

Juneau Assembly asks View Drive residents to help pay for their own buyout after years of outburst flooding

The Mendenhall River surrounds homes on View Drive in the Mendenhall Valley on Tuesday, July 22, 2026. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO) The City & Borough of Juneau tip-toed toward a federal buyout program for homeowners on View Drive this week, a street that’s been hit the hardest by annual glacial outburst flooding. The city’s asking those residents if they’ll help pay for it. Eighteen homes line the forested cul-de-sac on View Drive, which exte…