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City of Ketchikan Mayor Bob Sivertsen was absent, with Vice Mayor Dave Kiffer presiding. The council in its June 20, 2019 meeting approved the expenditure of the $20,000 for the program, but it was set aside when the COVID-19 challenges arrived and the money was not spent. The borough, according to information from Borough Planning Director Richard Harney, has approved $80,000 to support the project. Harney explained the aim of the project during Thursday s meeting. âIn order for us to be sustainable moving into the future, to try to get our community to be more resilient, we talked about this tourism strategy a few years ago, before the pandemic hit,â he said. ....
The Ketchikan City Council in its regular meeting Thursday will consider approving spending $20,000 to co-fund a Community Tourism Strategy Project with the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Planning Department. According to a memo written by Assistant City Manager Lacey Simpson and attached to Thursdayâs meeting agenda, the council in its June 20, 2019 meeting approved the expenditure of the $20,000 for the program, but it was set aside when the COVID-19 challenges arrived and the money was not spent. According to information written by Borough Planning Director Richard Harney and included in the agenda packet, the borough approved $80,000 to support the program. Harney wrote, âAs the ships will begin sailing again, the strategy is ready to be pursued.â ....