Juneau to pay for first HESCO barriers, sparing property owners from $6,300 bill

Juneau Assembly reverses plan to have city pay 60% and property owners 40% for barriers, citing fairness issues involving protection for other residents affected by glacial flooding

Hundreds of Mendenhall Valley property owners are being spared from paying up to $6,300 for HESCO barriers after the Juneau Assembly voted on Monday to cancel that plan due to the city taking on a more expansive protection effort against glacial lake outburst flooding this year.

The Assembly early last year approved the establishment of a Local Improvement District (LID), requiring 466 property owners within its boundaries to pay 40% and the city 60% of…