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Sen. Dan Sullivan @SenDanSullivan - Video: This year, Juneau has experienced a record level of flooding from the annual glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) down the Mendenhall River—over 16.5 feet—topping last year’s record of 15.99 feet. In light of these serious challenges and the threat to the lives and property of Alaskans, I have been very focused on getting federal dollars and a workable enduring plan from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to fix this annual challenge in one of our biggest cities. Like I did in the aftermath of last year’s Juneau flood, I wanted to assess the damage as soon as possible this summer and begin the important work on a durable engineering solution to this problem, which is why I spent all day in Juneau today.
This morning, I took a helicopter tour of Mendenhall Glacier and the flood zone. I then participated in a very detailed briefing and roundtable discussion with the Unified Command team, including the City and Borough of Juneau, the Central Council of the Tlingit-Haida, the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Coast Guard, the Forest Service, the National Weather Service, and the State of Alaska. I want to commend everyone in the community for their incredible coordination, which no doubt saved lives.
Regarding next steps, the Corps is a critical partner in both the short-term and in the long-term, enduring solution. That is why, at my request, the recently confirmed Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Adam Telle, sent his top leadership for the Pacific Ocean Division—Brigadier General Goetz—to be on the ground immediately to see the situation for himself. Earlier this year, Assistant Secretary Telle committed to me to expedite a solution for Juneau—not simply accepting another 10 years of studies. The HESCO barriers that were donated by the Corps have overall proven to be a “wild success,” according to the city and the Corps, saving an estimated 1,000 homes from being flooded—but they didn’t work perfectly.
I truly want to commend USACE Brigadier General Goetz and Command Sergeant Major Zachary Plummer for their outstanding work, and all the time they have spent in the last week on the ground in Juneau, providing reassurance to the citizens of our capital city. I also want to thank Assistant Secretary Telle for already keeping his commitment to me that he would focus his senior team’s efforts on helping Juneau.
I look forward to continue working with all of the stakeholders in Juneau and the Corps to expedite a long-term solution for this community, leveraging the important provisions in President Trump’s Day One executive order, Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential, which gives the Corps extraordinary powers to work on important Alaska projects, like this one.
https://x.com/SenDanSullivan/status/1956902826602578358
Sen. Lisa Murkowski @lisamurkowski - The Alaska summit between President Trump and President Putin concluded with a joint press conference and handshakes. While the press conference offered few details about their meeting, I’m cautiously optimistic about the signals that some level of progress was made. It was also encouraging to hear both presidents reference future meetings, which I hope will include Ukraine. Ukraine must be part of any negotiated settlement and must freely agree to its terms as we seek an end to the violent, unlawful war being waged against it.
https://x.com/lisamurkowski/status/1956510946689458540
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