The shell of the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center may be up by next October.

Lani Hotch, executive director of the project, told a crowd at a fund-raising dinner Saturday that the project would be done in a phased approach, possibly eliminating a riverside boardwalk and plaza area and other extras.

“We’ll move ahead with construction with the money at hand,” Hotch said. As the cost of the project increases with inflation, it makes sense to…