Instead of climbing a narrow, dimly lit wooden staircase to access the current Chilkoot Indian Association offices, tribal members will have ground-floor access to services once construction of the new community service center is complete.
The center, situated on Third Avenue across from the library, is a single-floor, 5,250-square-foot, “L”-shaped structure that will house seven offices, a meeting room, and other miscellaneous space to be heated by a wood pellet boiler.
The single-floor aspect is…
