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Assembly cancels manager's authority to sign lease with Shellfish Growers Cooperative after missing documentation
Summary
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.
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.
Assistant Borough Manager Cynna Smith summarized the history, telling the assembly the borough issued a request for proposals Feb. 28, 2025, and one proposal came from the Shellfish Growers Cooperative. Negotiations produced a draft lease presented to the assembly on July 7 and amended July 21. Smith said staff required additional information from the cooperative—financial statements, IRS 990 forms, and formal acknowledgments of required materials—and set a September 30 deadline. "Since publication of the packet for tonight's meeting, the shellfish growers has submitted multiple emails with miscellaneous documents attached, none of which…
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