Ketchikan City Council green-lights local hiring preference for city and borough residents
City Council members acknowledged that the move was largely symbolic.
Read Moreby Eric Stone | Mar 9, 2022 | Local News | 0
City Council members acknowledged that the move was largely symbolic.
Read Moreby Eric Stone | Jan 24, 2022 | Local News, Syndicated | 0
City officials cited complaints from downtown residents about noise, theft and drug use at an Edmonds Street parking lot just a block away from Ketchikan’s police station as the impetus for a measure that strengthens an existing ban on overnight camping in city-owned parking lots.
Read Moreby Eric Stone | Jan 19, 2022 | Local News | 0
Ketchikan has been without a port and harbors director since Steve Corporon retired in November 2020.
Read Moreby Eric Stone | Jan 11, 2022 | Local News, Syndicated | 0
While they’re legal in Ketchikan, some Prince of Wales Island communities have restricted the use of ATVs on city streets. A working group in Craig is studying the issue.
Read Moreby Eric Stone | Dec 3, 2021 | Local News, Syndicated | 0
City officials are looking into the legality of the deal after a member of the City Council raised questions about whether the city could, in effect, advertise for Royal Caribbean by placing the cruise line’s logo and promotional text on city-owned educational placards along Ketchikan Creek.
Read Moreby Eric Stone | Nov 23, 2021 | Local News | 0
“If you don’t control the money, you’re not in control,” City Council Member Mark Flora said.
Read Moreby Eric Stone | Nov 8, 2021 | Local News, Syndicated | 0
“I would very much love to to put it towards sewer lines or any a huge list of other needs that we have in the community,” said City Council member Riley Gass. “But I think right now we’re in get through this crisis mode.”
Read Moreby Eric Stone | Oct 13, 2021 | Local News | 0
“This is going to be a big undertaking. However, I think that with all the individuals in the room, who bring a lot to the table, and the organizations that we have in this community, we can do it. It’s just going to be — It may be many nights of tearing your hair out,” City Council Member Janalee Gage said.
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