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Commissioners decline to seat Creek Street design‑review board after residents press to revive it
Summary
Preservationists and business owners urged the planning commission to reconstitute the Creek Street Architectural Design Review Board to protect the historic district; commissioners voted against seating the board and directed staff to prepare public notice on whether to dissolve the board.
Preservation advocates asked the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Planning Commission on April 10 to bring back the Creek Street Architectural Design Review Board, saying the advisory panel once helped preserve the character and safety of the waterfront district.
"Every historic district like Creek Street needs a representative group," said Steven Reeve, executive director of Historic Ketchikan, who described recurring issues — from restroom siting and garbage enclosures to danger trees and crowding — that a local advisory board could address.…
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