Tuesday, January 6, 1998
Charges
may be filed in oil truck turnover
Yesterday's spill of lubricating oil on Marine Way tied up traffic for a total of 12
hours. The early morning accident resulted in about 300 gallons being spilled onto
the road, and another 10 gallons or so ended up in the storm drain system which empties
out into Gastineau Channel. Captain Michael DeCapua with the Juneau Police
Department says he believes that, following further investigation, charges of operating an
unsafe vehicle will be filed against the driver of the Glacier Marine Transport truck.
Roy Warren with the State Department of Environmental Conservation says he will
forward the case file to the Attorney General's office, where a decision will be made on
whether or not to file charges against the driver and company.
"Move"
bills surface again
Pre-filed legislation by Representatives Norman Rokeberg and Joe Green to move legislative
sessions from Juneau to Anchorage has Juneau's Legislative Delegation planning on extra
work. Representative Kim Elton and Senator Jim Duncan say the legislation is simply
representing further battles that have already been won, and are nothing more than a way
to score political points.
Hudson
suggests office shuffling plan
Representative Bill Hudson says he believes Juneau should be working with the government
to provide adequate office space for Legislators and staff, in an effort to stop
legislation like that filed by Representatives Green and Rokeberg. Hudson says he'd
like to work toward moving the Governor's and Legislative offices into the State Office
Building, and perhaps put the State Library in the Capitol Building.
Teen
criminals now face media exposure
A new law that went into effect New Year's Day requires authorities to release the names
of juveniles aged 13 and older who are accused of serious crimes. The list of crimes
requiring disclosure include rape, robbery, arson, burglary and drug-dealing. The
state Division of Family and Youth Services would be the agency responsible for the
disclosure. Critics of the law say successful rehabilitation of these young
offenders calls for protection, and this law doesn't give that.
Grave
robbers busted
Charges have been filed with the Johnson Youth Center relating to an incident last month
where a casket at the Evergreen Cemetery was partially disinterred. Juneau Police
filed the charges against two male juveniles, aged 16 and 17. The charges were
Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree and Misconduct Involving a Corpse, both
misdemeanors.
CBJ warns
of freezing pipes
The City Borough of Juneau Water Utility Division is urging residents who may have had a
problem with frozen water pipes last winter to take precautions now, like checking heat
tapes and insulation on pipes, to avoid similar problems this year. So far the Water
Utility has responded to only two cases of frozen pipes, both of those were in uninsulated
crawl spaces.
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