Skagway assembly votes to spend more money to complete Ore dock on time Posted by Jenn Shelton | Mar 25, 2024 | Featured Stories, News | 0
The assembly went into executive session to discuss spending an additional $360,000 so Pacific Pile and Marine can add more crew and equipment to complete Ore Dock on time.
The vote to approve the funds was unanimous. Assembly member Deb Potter explained her reason for supporting the vote.
“Yes, we are spending money on this project,” Potter said. “But you know that May 14 is the first scheduled docking at Ore. And everybody that we can get up on that dock is not just somebody who’s enjoying a great experience in Skagway, but that’s how we generate our money. So, I want to remind everybody it’s about $100,000 a day when there’s a ship there. That’s also spread throughout town, and that’s probably conservative.”