Assembly member Kevin Forster at the Oct. 14, 2025 assembly meeting. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)


Resource extraction vs. conservation: It’s a familiar fault line in the borough. But some say it shouldn’t be, at least not in such stark terms.

Those who advocate for some sort of middle ground now officially include assembly members Kevin Forster and Gabe Thomas, who introduced this week their “safety belt” proposal — a 38-page package of potential legislation that…

Will Steinfeld is a documentary photographer and reporter in Southeast Alaska, formerly in New England.