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Skagway advisory board asks tourism director to draft Daae Flats statement, schedules vendor review; approves 2025 meeting dates
Summary
The Daae Community Advisory Board met in January and focused on Daae Flats management, vendor oversight, and the Skagway Tourism Best Management Practices program, asking Skagway’s tourism director to draft a short statement for the Assembly and scheduling a vendor review.
The Daae Community Advisory Board met in January and spent its main discussion on the Daae Flats management plan, commercial vendor oversight and the Skagway Tourism Best Management Practices (TBMP) program, asking Skagway Tourism Director Jamie Bricker to draft a short statement about the flats’ values for the Assembly and to prepare material for a scheduled vendor review next month.
The board’s request came after members raised concerns about road and fire safety, environmental impacts including waterborne effluent from cruise-ship scrubbers, noise, and access for people with mobility limitations. Jamie Bricker, Skagway’s tourism director, described the TBMP program as voluntary for most partners and said, “This is a voluntary program, other than the tour companies that if they want to be permitted to use the docks, it is a requirement for them to sign up for TBMP in order to get their permit.”
Board members said a short, digestible statement or short paragraph addressing the Daae Flats specifically — its cultural and…
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