Local businesses make their case against Juneau’s “Ship-Free Saturday” ballot proposition

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Local businesses make their case against Juneau’s “Ship-Free Saturday” ballot proposition
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The Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce hosted a forum where members of the group Protect Juneau’s Future shared why they believe the proposition is bad for the local economy.

A panel of members of the Protect Juneau ’s Future advocacy group speak to the Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024.

The Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce hosted a forum Thursday featuring a panel of executive members of the group Protect Juneau’s Future sharing why they believe the proposition is bad for the local economy. “I don’t want to be told when to do things and when not to do things, because when does it stop and start? Is it just visitors on Saturdays? Is it truck drivers on Tuesdays? Is it cultural storytellers on Wednesdays?” he said. “I don’t like any of it. It’s bad, and we just need to vote against it.”

Pierre and other members of the group, like Holly Johnson with Wings Airways & Taku Glacier Lodge, said their businesses relyJohnson said even just taking away one day out of the week would be a major financial blow for her. And, it could get the city into hot water legally.

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