I and a handful of others have been writing opinion pieces to the Empire, testifying to the Juneau Assembly, gathering signatures on petitions, and trying to put a stop to the explosive growth of the foreign-flagged, non-U.S. tax-paying Panamax cruise ships (965 feet in length to 1,200 feet in length) for years with little more than yawns from our local government. But there may be hope. From recent conversations I’ve had, I believe we may have finally reached a tipping point. More Juneau residents are beginning to see the light — or hear the noise, experience heavy traffic, can’t get on a bus, must spend hours in the emergency room, or have just had it with the thousands of cruise ship tourists who are destroying our quality of life.
I and a handful of others have been writing opinion pieces to the Empire, testifying to the Juneau Assembly, gathering signatures on petitions, and trying to put a stop to the explosive growth of the foreign-flagged, non-U.S. tax-paying Panamax cruise ships (965 feet in length to 1,200 feet in length) for years with little more than yawns from our local government. But there may be hope. From recent conversations I’ve had, I believe we may have finally reached a tipping point. More Juneau residents are beginning to see the light — or hear the noise, experience heavy traffic, can’t get on a bus, must spend hours in the emergency room, or have just had it with the thousands of cruise ship tourists who are destroying our quality of life.
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