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One resident’s view on how Juneau spends its head tax money

By Win Gruening Juneau receives about $13 million annually from marine passenger fees — around $5 million coming from a statewide tax and the rest from the CBJ’s own head tax and port fee. By some accounts, Juneau has more…

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Why did we file suit?

The industry has been attempting to work with the City and Borough for many years to resolve the disagreement on how passenger entry fees can be used.  It is very common for port communities to charge taxes to support the…

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Press Release: CLIA Alaska Challenges Juneau Passenger Entry Fee, Cites $10 million Artificial Island Project as Unconstitutional

  FOR RELEASE 4/12/2016 CONTACT: John Binkley, President, CLIA Alaska c: (907) 322-2390 john@akcruise.org   (ANCHORAGE, April 12, 2016) – CLIA Alaska and international affiliate, Cruise Lines International Association, have filed a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief against the City…

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