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Ketchikan Gateway Borough backs reestablishing ferry link to Prince Rupert; asks staff to explore Hyder option
Summary
The borough assembly voted to join Southeast Conference in seeking restoration of Alaska Marine Highway ferry service to Prince Rupert and asked staff to return with a separate proposal exploring Hyder as an alternative connection to the BC road network.
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly voted April 7 to join Southeast Conference in seeking restoration of regular Alaska Marine Highway ferry service to Prince Rupert, passing Resolution 3-116 after public comments from long-time ferry users and residents.
The assembly’s action follows months of testimony and discussion at public comment from residents who urged the borough to press the state and federal partners to reestablish vehicle ferry access to the British Columbia road network. Assemblymember Glenn Thompson moved the resolution; the roll call recorded six ayes and no nos for adoption.
Why it matters: restoral of a Ketchikan–Prince Rupert vehicle link would reconnect Southeast Alaska to the BC highway network for people and freight, advocates said, and is a focus of Southeast Conference’s regional economic planning. Some residents urged the borough to also pursue Hyder, Alaska — a U.S. port of entry adjacent to Stewart, B.C. — arguing Hyder could avoid international permitting and Buy America waiver…
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