City leaders have maintained that the temporary measure is imperative. Some residents say they'd rather have a long-term solution than a short-term plan.
Water rushes past homes and reinforced riverbanks along the Mendenhall River during Juneau ’s annual glacial outburst flood on Monday, August 5, 2024.
“It doesn’t give people the opportunity to make an educated decision,” he said. “It’s like a drowning man. You’re going to reach out and cling to the first thing that you can that you think is going to save you.”ity Manager Katie Koester said she wants a more permenant flood prevention plan too, and earlier this month she visited Washington, D.C., along with other representatives from the city and from the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska to seek funding for it.
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