September 02, 2002
Monday - 11:50 pm

The Ketchikan Borough Assembly will consider two items at their regular meeting on Tuesday regarding the Gravina Access Project .

--- Looking out across the Tongass Narrows, the tips of Pennock Island (left) & Gravina Island (right) can be seen. .... Photo by Dick Kauffman - April 2002 ---

The Assembly will consider adopting a resolution which would authorize or permit the use, appropriation, sale or exchange of real property available to the Borough for improvement of public access to Gravina Island. This item was placed on the agenda for consideration by Assembly Members Dick Coose and Sam Bergeron. The resolution is Resolution No. 1682.

The second item on the agenda related to the Gravina Access project to be considered concerns appropriating funds for opposing a ballot initiative. The ballot initiative calls for a resolution prohibiting the use of Borough real property for the construction of a bridge across the Tongass Narrows by the State of Alaska.

The ballot initiative called Proposition #3 will appear on the October 1, 2002, regular election ballot and reads, "Shall a resolution of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, prohibiting the use of real property owned by the Ketchikan Gateway Borough as of May 31, 2002, or thereafter for construction of a bridge across the Tongass Narrows by the State of Alaska be approved?"

Yes (  )
No  (  )

According to the agenda statement, the Borough Assembly has consistently supported a hardlink to Gravina Island and with approval of this agenda item it would be a step in appropriating funds in the amount of $15,000 to oppose the ballot initiative that seeks to prevent the use of real property owned by the Borough for construction of a bridge across the Tongass Narrows. The item was placed on the agenda by Assembly Members Dick Coose and Maggie Sarber. If approved Ordinance No. 1232 would then be introduced.

Three public hearings and consideration of several resolutions accepting grants are also on the Assembly's agenda. For a complete list of all the items to be considered refer to the agenda.

The regular meeting will be held in the Ketchikan City Council Chambers on Tuesday, September 03, 2002, and is scheduled to begin at 5:30 pm.

Agenda :

September 03, 2002 - Agenda

Gravina Access Project Information:

Download from Sitnews - Not Available as of this date on the Gravina-Access web site.

July 2002 Gravina Access Project Newsletter - Latest Newsletter Presented by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities... (size 3.1 MB)

June 2002 Public Comments Document - Reasonable Alternatives Summary
(27 pages, size 700 K) - Provided by the Gravina Access Project

Download from the Gravina-Access Project Web Site:

March 2002 Public Comments Document - Reasonable Alternatives Summary
This document summarizes the comments received on the reasonable alternatives since DOT&PF's announcement (January 7, 2002) of the state's recommended alternative for access to Gravina Island ­ the Pennock Island (F3) alternative.

Gravina Access Project - Web Site

 

 

 

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