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Rear Admiral Michael McAllister, Commander of the U.S. Coast Guard’s 17th District, speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at the Moose Lodge on Thursday, July 20, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
The head of the U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska said Thursday that Alaska’s capital may host a new cutter.
Rear Adm. Michael McAllister told the Juneau Chamber of Commerce that Juneau is in the running to become a host city for a new Fast Response Cutter.
“Juneau is one of the ports we’re looking for for potential Fast Response Cutters,” he told attendees of the weekly Chamber luncheon at the Moose Lodge.
The potential proposal would expand the Tanana Valley State Forest by 600,000 acres.
Organizations in Nikiski and Kenai received funding from the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority.
The Kenai City Council last week authorized $200,000 for the Wildwood Drive Rehabilitation Project.
Mayor Peter Micciche said a 34% increase over three years has created “real financial hardships” for many in the borough.
The funding will be disbursed to unincorporated communities in the Kenai Peninsula Borough for projects under the state Community Assistance Program.
Lester Nelson-Gacal will use the funds to create a handmade, illustrated book about his father’s final year.
Joshua Aseltine was sentenced on Dec. 4 to serve 28 years in prison.
The Department of Natural Resources is proposing changes to regulations related to material sales and conveyances to state agencies.
The closure is effective in Cook Inlet Area state waters through Dec. 31.
