Visitor Industry Task Force Hearing Public Comments on June 18

The Visitor Industry Task Force (VITF) invites the public to share testimony at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18 in the Assembly Chambers and via Zoom. All members of the public are encouraged to attend and provide input to the VITF as they draft recommendations for the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) Assembly regarding further management of Juneau's visitor industry.

The second VITF was established by Mayor Beth Weldon in December 2025 to advise the CBJ Assembly on a variety of visitor industry topics. So far, the task force has discussed recommendations from the previous task force, public survey results, crowding in downtown, flight seeing, whale watching, long-term planning, and other topics. Recordings of past meetings and documents, along with all received public comments thus far can be found on at the VITF website.

Residents who would like to testify can come to the Assembly Chambers and sign-up for in-person testimony before the meeting. Residents can also testify remotely by calling the City Clerk's Office at 907-586-5278 before 4 p.m. on the day of the meeting.

Comments can also be provided to the VITF at any time by emailing the CBJ Clerk's Office at [email protected].

For questions about VITF, contact Alexandra Pierce at [email protected].