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Ketchikan dock expansion
By Karen Lybrand
August 10, 2005
Wednesday
I was pleased to read a well-constructed, thorough viewpoint
from Eric Muench. His letter speaks to the heart of the dock
expansion issue and gives voice to the views of many longtime
Ketchikan residents.
In the rush to develop, it
is often the small business owner who gets trampled on, and in
the long run the spirit of a community suffers. I visited Ketchikan
this summer and was struck by the wholesale transformation of
the downtown area. While the downtown area bustled during the
day, it was desolate by 4pm. I remember when the spruce mill
dock was lined with barges and the smell of cedar freshened the
air. Now all one smells is money, and it saddens me.
Karen Lybrand
Raymond, ME - USA
Related Viewpoint:
 Who's
looking out for the welfare of Ketchikan? By Eric Muench
- Ketchikan, AK - USA
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Ketchikan Port Berth
Expansion Bond Initiative
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Ketchikan
Port Berth Expansion Bond Initiative
Vote August 16,
2005
The City of Ketchikan
is proposing to expand and improve facilities along the waterfront
to provide enhanced public use and additional economic benefit
to residents, business owners, and the City. A bond initiative
will be placed on the August 16, 2005 ballot to gain approval
for up to $70 million to fund the project. - More... Port
Expansion Project Information
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