City leaders say taxpayer money should be spent on a building the city owns, not on rent and expensive renovations. Opponents say now isn’t the time. City leaders say taxpayer money should be spent on a building the city owns, not on rent and expensive renovations. Opponents say now isn’t the time.
At the forum, Watt acknowledged renting space in the Michael J. Burns Building could be an option for some of the employees.
. “It is difficult to justify spending $14 million to renovate a building worth $3.5 million that will still only hold a third of the city’s downtown employees.”Opponents to this year’s ballot measure say city leaders won’t take no for an answer. Juneau resident David Ignell said the $10 million allocation showed the city wasn’t listening.
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