Assembly cancels manager's authority to sign lease with Shellfish Growers Cooperative after missing documentation

Oct 6, 2025

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly voted Oct. 6 to cancel the borough manager's authorization to sign a lease for borough property at 8900 South Tongass Highway with the Shellfish Growers Cooperative, citing repeated failures to provide required financial and regulatory documentation after months of negotiation.

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The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly on Oct. 6 voted to cancel the manager's authority to sign a lease with the Shellfish Growers Cooperative for a portion of borough property at 8900 South Tongass Highway, after staff said the cooperative repeatedly failed to provide required documentation.

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