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Assembly advances work sessions and funding directions on recreation expansion, parks commercial use and housing tools
Summary
The Assembly approved staff direction to pursue work sessions on financing a potential Gateway Recreation Center expansion, to study commercial‑use limits for certain parks ahead of cruise season, and to include $200,000 for the ADU grant program in the FY27 budget; it also directed staff to research housing and beautification grant concepts.
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly used its Jan. 23 policy session to give staff multiple pieces of direction on capital and community development work.
Recreation center: Parks & Recreation Director Wendy Miller presented schematic ideas for a Gateway Recreation Center expansion (larger fitness areas, multipurpose rooms, kitchen and optional garage/storage). The Assembly voted to schedule a work session to examine financing options and to state its support for pursuing the expansion project, while asking staff to analyze…
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