Ketchikan City Council green-lights local hiring preference for city and borough residents
City Council members acknowledged that the move was largely symbolic.
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Ketchikan officials to crack down on camping in some city-owned parking lots after new measure passes City Council
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.
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Ketchikan City Council to consider new port director and finalize parking lot camping restrictions
Ketchikan has been without a port and harbors director since Steve Corporon retired in November 2020.
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ATVs are road-legal in Ketchikan after City Council declines to ban four-wheelers from city streets
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.
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Royal Caribbean offers $160,000 sponsorship for ‘Salmon Walk’ attraction along Ketchikan Creek
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 MoreKetchikan’s City Council discusses leveraging port revenue for infrastructure projects
“If you don’t control the money, you’re not in control,” City Council Member Mark Flora said.
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Ketchikan uses $2M Norwegian Cruise Line donation to keep port fund afloat through May
“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.”
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City Council will hear ideas to address Ketchikan’s opioid problem on Thursday
“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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