Juneau’s controversial landslide maps make a comeback in latest draft risk assessment

Juneau’s controversial landslide maps make a comeback in latest draft risk assessment

A landslide on Gastineau Avenue in Juneau on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO) Juneau officials are updating the local hazard mitigation plan to make the city eligible for federal disaster funding. The update must be finished by October in order to qualify for a federal grant to fight glacial outburst floods in Mendenhall Valley. The more than 300-page draft risk assessment covers everything from severe weather to cybersecurity. But …