Wednesday, February 4, 1998
Skagway
offers berth for Malaspina
The City of Skagway and the White Pass Railroad today offered to berth the state ferry
Malispina free of charge during a proposed winter of 1998/99 lay up. Mayor John
Mielke (MILK-ee) says the offer was made to tie the Malaspina up at the new large cruise
ship dock in Skagway to save the state an estimated $75-thousand a month. Mielke
says all of Southeast wants the Malispina to be used as a day boat, and winter lay up
moorage could have been a hindrance to that service. The offer was made to Ferry
System Director Bob Doll, who was unavailable for comment today.
Haines on
record against road project
Deficient funding for road maintenance and an unsafe ferry crossing are two reasons the
Borough of Haines has gone on record against the proposed Juneau Access Project.
Borough Mayor Jerry Lapp says the project as it stands bypasses Haines and goes
straight through sea-lion haul outs and slide areas. Over 300 Haines residents
signed the resolution before the Borough Assembly adopted it last month. Lapp says
he favors using the Malispina as a day boat, or resurrecting an old access project that
had a road on the West side of Lynn Canal.
Settlement
reached in McIntyre lawsuits
Two lawsuits stemming from the 1993 firing of former Juneau School District Superintendent
Helen McIntyre have been settled. According to City and Borough of Juneau Attorney
John Corso, the city will be receiving $250-thousand from CNA Insurance, which represents
Hedland, Fleishcer, Friedman, Brennan and Cooke, former attorneys for the city, and
Robertson, Monagle and Eastaugh. The parties met Thursday in Ketchikan, and Saturday
in Juneau. All parties involved agree to dismiss the lawsuit, and no party admitted
fault or liability.
Goldbelt
road comment period ends next week
Residents have until Monday to submit comments to the Forest Service regarding Goldbelt's
proposed two and a half mile road to Cascade Point. The land needed for the road is
Forest Service land that crosses Goldbelt property. After the comment deadline,
comments will be reviewed and a draft environmental impact statement will be released,
followed by the final E-I-S in March.
World Bank
officials visit Capital City
Juneau residents will get a chance to talk with the U.S. Coordinator for External Affairs
with the World Bank tonight. John Donaldson will give a talk at 5 in the Diamond
Courthouse, followed by a town meeting at the Assembly Chambers at 8. Donaldson says
he will discuss recent reforms in financing international development and the significance
of development to the state of Alaska.
New
Internet access provider enters local market
AT&T Alascom is unveiling a new Internet service that will be available locally on
February 25. WorldNet offers a direct, easy to use link to the Internet and World
Wide Web, and has won awards for reliability and customer service. AT&T
representatives will be on hand at Comtech throughout the week to discuss the new service.
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