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View Drive is the street hardest-hit by Juneau’s annual glacial outburst flood, and remains unprotected by the city’s temporary levee. The Juneau Assembly is hoping to avoid paying a portion of the cost for a federal program that would offer buyouts to those residents.

A federal buyout for View Drive would pay residents to leave, demolish their homes and transform the land into a park. But first, the city has to decide whether to sponsor it. At this point, it’s not clear if the Assembly will vote to do so.

Mayor Beth Weldon was cautious at Thursday’s special Assembly meeting, where experts presented the city’s options.

“I don’t think anybody’s ready to commit to anything tonight,” she sa

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