During the recent KHNS program focused on Lutak Dock, mining promoter Richard Clement quoted an engineer who said in 2017 that a multi-purpose dock cannot be used to ship ore. It’s now 2024, and this is no longer true. As anyone familiar with the infamous March 24, 2022, Ports and Harbors Committee meeting might recall, […]
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Assembly Briefs: The Lutak Dock saga, progress at Portage Cove, and a cruise tourism study
A cruise ship study, ongoing contention with the Lutak Dock contractor and downtown camping opportunities were some of the things on the Haines assembly agenda on Tuesday evening. Members met for about three and a half hours and also heard a lot of testimony from residents frustrated with the management of the Chilkoot Lake State […]
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Lutak dock contractor demands payment, threatens to stop work
Last week, Turnagain Marine Construction reached out to members of the Haines Borough administration and assembly asking for payment on an outstanding invoice for work it did developing a replacement for the Lutak Dock. In a series of emails, company president Jason Davis disputes the borough’s reasoning behind refusing to pay a mid-April $2.8 million […]
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Assembly to meet after Lutak Dock contractor demands payment on $2.8 million invoice
Last week, Turnagain Marine Construction reached out to members of the Haines Borough administration and assembly asking for payment on an outstanding invoice for work it did developing a replacement for the Lutak Dock. In an email, company president Jason Davis, disputes the borough’s reasoning behind refusing to pay a mid-April $2.8 million invoice, and […]
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Mayor, assembly are neglecting Lutak corrosion
Twenty-two years ago, our freight dock was showing signs of failure. Twenty years ago, the dock spilled debris into Lutak Inlet. Twelve years ago, many more sinkholes appeared along the length of the dock face. Just over one year ago, the borough had a plan to address the constant corrosion. There was opposition to the […]
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Assembly hires more oversight after surprise $2.8 million bill for Lutak Dock
Assembly members voted for additional legal review and to look into hiring new project managers after learning of a surprise bill for nearly $3 million from the contractor in charge of rebuilding the Lutak Dock. At a work session last week and at Tuesday’s assembly meeting, members and the borough’s attorney questioned the validity of […]
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Contractor asks Haines for $2.8 million payment for Lutak Dock work ‘without pre-authorization’
Turnagain Marine is asking the Haines Borough for “prompt payment” of $2.8 million in work on the Lutak Dock project that likely won’t be covered by the federal government as expected. The news came from an invoice that was shared with assembly members, ahead of a planned workshop on Wednesday evening about the $25 million […]
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Appeal for Lutak Road gravel pit fails, setting up legal fight
The Haines Borough Assembly denied Southeast Road Builders’ appeal to get a conditional use permit for a gravel extraction pit on Lutak Road, setting up a possible appeal to state court. The company did not respond to phone calls and email requests for comment. Some assembly members said they thought an appeal to state superior […]
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Chose scaled-down Lutak option
Dear Haines Community, Including Mayor Morphet, Borough Assembly Members, and Borough Administration: Please choose a scaled-down Lutak Dock alternative 3B that will provide continued freight and fuel service to Haines, without throwing open the door for large-scale ore export. We are tired of over-built infrastructure projects based on predetermined designs in search of after-the-fact justifications. […]
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Deadline for Lutak Dock project pushed back three years
This story has been updated. A looming deadline to sign a grant agreement for the controversial Lutak Dock project has been pushed back by three years. The news could upend debates about the need to make a quick decision to approve the $25 million project to shore up the aging dock that is the entry […]