Proposed buyout for Juneau residents hit hardest by glacial outburst flooding might be ‘dead in the water’

Proposed buyout for Juneau residents hit hardest by glacial outburst flooding might be ‘dead in the water’

The Mendenhall River bends around View Drive, seen from Back Loop Bridge on Feb. 25, 2026. The cul-de-sac has experienced repeated glacial outburst flooding. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO) Most of the residents of the Juneau neighborhood hit hardest by annual glacial outburst flooding, don’t want to pay for a portion of a buyout program that would allow them to leave the flood zone.  Eighteen homes on View Drive are located beyond the temporary leve…