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Skagway Municipality Assembly delays Main Street decision after debate over green strip and accessibility
Summary
The Skagway Municipality Assembly debated adding a 2-foot green strip and reducing the shared-use path from 10 to 8 feet in the Main Street rehabilitation concept; concerns about mobility hazards, winter maintenance and costs led the assembly to postpone the item until the first February meeting for further review.
The Skagway Municipality Assembly on Jan. 22 debated whether to amend the preferred Main Street rehabilitation concept to include an 8-foot shared-use path with a 2-foot green strip in place of a 10-foot continuous path, then voted to postpone final action to the first meeting in February.
Vice Mayor Potter moved to amend Resolution 25-29R to adopt the manager’s proposed amendment (dated Dec. 22, 2025) changing the path width and adding the green strip. Potter said the change would retain shared-use capacity while allowing a landscaped filter area that could reduce the need for small retaining…
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