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Residents urge Daee water-drafting site, warn against permanent equipment at Matthews Creek
Summary
At a Skagway Municipality meeting residents and the fire chief debated the fire department’s 2024 assessment, with locals urging a drafting point in Daee and raising conservation and drinking-water concerns about plans for Matthews Creek.
At a Skagway Municipality assembly meeting, residents and the fire department clashed over recommended locations for water-drafting equipment and personnel to respond to wildland and structure fires in outlying areas.
Michael Gee, a Naku Bay resident, told the assembly the assessment’s recommended reliance on Matthews Creek is “deeply troubling,” saying the creek is “the sole clean drinking water source for Naku Bay residents” and warning that placing diesel-powered drafting equipment in the conservation area would harm salmon habitat. He urged establishing a drafting…
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