A contentious proposal to allow a Knudson Cove residence to be converted into a commercial tour operation is getting another hearing from the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly.
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Kensington Mine says it needs to expand its tailings and waste rock storage to stay open past 2024. Coeur Alaska has filed preliminary plans with the U.S. Forest Service to expand.
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According to a letter from his office to the White House, Governor Mike Dunleavy wants the Trump administration to fast-track a proposed rare earth mine in Southeast Alaska. But environmentalists warn the mine won’t get a thorough enough review.
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Ketchikan’s city council is still weighing whether to purchase and tear down a former restaurant property to create more waterfront parking. The fate of the former Bar Harbor restaurant will be discussed at the Thursday meeting.
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Stormy weather knocked out power to around 1,200 homes and businesses on the southern end of Revilla Island Monday afternoon. But despite recent heavy rains, Ketchikan’s utility officials say the community can still expect to pay higher electricity rates as the lakes feeding hydroelectric plants recover slowly.
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Ketchikan’s city council will seek bids to upgrade the city-owned downtown docks, but an opposition petition has already garnered more than 200 signatures.
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Pacific tribes in Alaska, B.C. and the Lower 48 are concerned about the plight of wild salmon stocks. The group released a statement highlighting threats from Canada’s transboundary mining.
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Matt Eisenhower will serve his second term as president of Ketchikan’s school board. That’s following a Wednesday board meeting. Diane Gubatayo was re-elected as the board’s clerk-treasurer. Bridget Mattson will serve as vice president.
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