Friday, January 9, 1998
Kake
Tribal, shareholders may finally settle
Written agreement of a settlement of two lawsuits stemming from a life insurance policy
offered by Kake Tribal Corporation in the 1980s has been submitted to retired Alaska
Supreme Court Chief Justice Jay Rabinowitz. Fred Triem (treem), lawyer for the
plaintiffs in both the Hanson and Tagabon-Gregory cases says settling the lawsuits is in
the best interest of shareholders, even though some disagree with the terms of the
settlement. Gordon Jackson, president and CEO of Kake Tribal says he is confident
the agreement will be approved, and that it treats all shareholders fairly.
New high
school could cost $34-million
Preliminary figures for operating a new high school show just under one million dollars
would be needed for utilities and to cover the cost of hiring duplicate personnel, like
nurses and librarians. Juneau School District Superintendent Mary Rubadeau says the
cost is staggering, but is realistic. She says other estimates show the cost of
building the facility at $34-million, but that figure could change by the end of the
planning process. If a new high school is built, it likely won't be for at least 4
years, and, she says, something needs to be done to alleviate overcrowding in the
meantime.
CBJ closer
to tv coverage
City staff are working up a request for proposals for television coverage of Assembly
meetings. Assembly member Jim Powell, who is on the Assembly television coverage
subcommittee, says they hope to have the R-F-P done in February, with coverage to begin in
April or May. Powell says they will allow for a maximum cost of $20-thousand a year
to provide coverage of 40 regular meetings a year, plus coverage of special meetings.
Powell says they also are looking for a provider who can give them a surfer
friendly coverage, including captions and a prompter to help viewers better identify
action taking place.
New office
building, St. Ann's facility coming to BRH
Expansion plans at Bartlett Regional Hospital are moving along. Hospital
Administrator Bob Valliant says the first phase will be building a two story
administrative office, allowing for quicker and cheaper remodeling of existing space in
the hospital for patient services. Valliant says regular construction costs are less
expensive than hospital construction costs due to code variations. The new offices
should be ready for occupancy next year. Additionally, Valiant says St. Ann's will build a
new facility on the B.R.H. campus.
Students
to find out where they are
Earth 2U, a multimedia geography exhibition for elementary school kids will open tomorrow
at the Alaska State Museum. The Friends of the Alaska State Museum are offering free
Saturday admission for the next five weeks, the duration of the exhibit. Earth 2U
was designed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and the National
Geographic Society.
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