Chilkat Valley News - Serving Haines and Klukwan, Alaska since 1966

Kudos to Karen Garcia and the CVN for setting the record straight on funding issues related to the harbor expansion project. It is remarkable that no one from the Haines Borough called the state to verify whether funds might in fact be lost or that a July 2017 drop-dead date actually existed for spending the appropriation. Baseless rumors were assumed to be facts, and public comment on likely the largest local project ever considered was essentially shut down. Given the open time frame and community concerns over the current design, moving forward should include renewed public input on major project parameters and a thorough discussion of the project at the planning commission level for consistency with the Haines Borough Comprehensive Plan.

Gershon Cohen