Ketchikan’s borough manager got a bonus, and Ketchikan’s borough clerk got a raise on Monday after favorable evaluations by Ketchikan’s borough assembly in closed session.
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Wood pellets are a biofuel alternative to heating oil furnaces. Ketchikan was picked primarily due to the community’s use of pellet boilers, relatively low energy costs and the potential of biomass waste available in the community.
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A developer is asking Ketchikan’s Borough Assembly to rezone a quarter-acre vacant lot along the waterfront promenade for a mix of housing and shops. But already at least one neighbor has expressed concern, as there would be no height restrictions.
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“It’s not a giant amount of money. It’s really somewhere in the neighborhood of $10,000 to $11,000 a year,” Ketchikan’s borough attorney told the assembly.
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Absentee and other outstanding votes had little impact on the overall standings. Each candidate who led on election night maintained that lead after all ballots were counted.
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Assembly members said they were concerned the measure was premature.
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A $6.7 million bond that would add artificial turf to baseball and softball fields is moving towards a vote of the people. The assembly also approved a controversial new contract for the borough’s manager and green-lit an ordinance allowing the borough to restrict – but not ban – dogs on Weiss Fields.
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Any unspent funds left over at the end of this year are required to be returned to the federal government.
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