The City of Hoonah is feeling pressure from cruise lines and local Native village Corporation Huna Totem to build a multi-million dollar dock at the corporation’s popular Icy Strait Point tourist destination.
The Hoonah City Council wants the dock located on city land a quarter mile from the facility, and so far has refused to give in to the companies’ demands.
The state-funded project can’t move forward until the dispute is resolved.
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Casey Kelly is a reporter at KTOO in Juneau.
