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Seasonal worker urges better municipal communication and clearer tsunami guidance

Skagway Assembly · July 17, 2025
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Seasonal worker Kevin Laughlin told the assembly that workers and residents are not getting timely or actionable notices of road closures and tsunami alerts, and urged a simple annual handout and clearer siren/evacuation guidance.

Kevin Laughlin, a seasonal worker, told the assembly that communication failures were causing real problems for workers trying to get to their jobs and for public understanding of emergency alerts.

"What we've got here is a failure to communicate," Laughlin said, describing late and poorly placed road-closure signage and inconsistent outreach to seasonal employees.…

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