Governor hits Ketchikan dock
Among Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s vetoes is $7.5 million in state funds to help pay for a moorage facility in Ketchikan for federal ocean research vessels. The money was intended to repair Ketchikan facilities to accommodate the Fairweather, a NOAA research ship. Without the facilities the U.S. Coast Guard is likely to “homeport” the vessel elsewhere.

City seeks partners on dock
The City of Ketchikan is meanwhile moving forward with a solicitation for potential private partners in port expansion, mainly to accommodate larger cruise ships. The city will also consider a plan for port facilities at nearby Ward Cove being developed by Survey Point Holdings, a locally-owned firm.