The Haines Borough’s Lutak Dock contractor is again seeking reimbursement for millions of dollars it spent on steel, despite saying months ago that it would find another use for the disputed purchase.

The Lutak Dock(Lex Treinen/Chilkat Valley News)
The Lutak Dock (Lex Treinen/Chilkat Valley News)

In a letter to the borough and members of the assembly, dated Aug. 21, Turnagain Marine Construction Corporation president Jason Davis said the borough gave the Maritime Administration of the Transportation Department, or MARAD, inaccurate information…

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