U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Representative Mary Peltola introduced legislation Jan. 19 that seeks to forego a unique restriction in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). The bill aims to settle a decades-old dispute that has prevented the Cape Fox Corporation from claiming all of the land they are entitled to under the act.
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A controversial plan to bulldoze or relocate Saxman’s historic schoolhouse and replace it with a grocery store is on hold after the village’s Native corporation announced Friday it’s stepping away from the project.
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Ketchikan’s emergency manager points to one factor in particular that helped turn the tide: rapid, high-volume testing.
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Ketchikan’s borough assembly has waived its right to protest a controversial liquor license in the city of Saxman. The assembly also approved a revised resolution asking Canadian authorities to protect the Unuk River from mine pollution over the border.
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Ketchikan’s borough assembly will consider whether to protest a liquor license application in Saxman during its Monday evening meeting. It’ll also consider a resolution asking Canadian authorities to address transboundary mining pollution and a few items dealing with land use in the borough.
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