The state is returning Telephone Hill to the City and Borough of Juneau, though it's not clear what the city will do with the land. Neighborhood residents remain in limbo, subject to eviction notices that so far haven't been enforced. (From AlaskaBeacon)
Juneau’s Telephone Hill neighborhood is seen at center right, beneath the State Office Building, on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. The neighborhood, owned by the state of Alaska, is being transferred to the City and Borough of Juneau.
The transfer won’t be final until city officials sign an affidavit releasing the state from liability, which would allow the deed to be signed over, said DNR natural resource specialist John King. Telephone Hill is Juneau’s oldest historic neighborhood, home to the oldest still-occupied house in Alaska,, built in 1882. Seventeen people live in the neighborhood’s seven properties, a city survey found in August. None of the homes in the area are eligible for historic recognition because they have been modified, but all date from before 1920 and are some of the oldest homes still standing in Alaska.
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