Five Alaska coastal communities are set to share in $15 million in grants from the state to help replace and improve their small boat harbors.
Jeremy Talbott, Valdez’s port director, said the $5 million grant will help the city replace its aging small boat harbor, which has a 200-boat waiting list. He explained that 53% of Valdez’s recreational boats are owned by Alaskans from the Interior who travel south to fish, and that an expansion is needed.Three years ago, Valdez built a new dock forfor larger ships. The old small boat harbor has had several electrical fires, Talbott said, meaning that building a new one should improve safety..
“I’ve had two and three people out there, clearing snow almost nearly every day,” he added, describing what happens when there is heavy snowfall. “It’s never ending.” The state harbor grants pay 50% of the cost of construction, and local governments need to find the other 50% of funding from elsewhere. Valdez has the required matching funds in reserves, Talbott said, but Yakutat may need help from the federal government or there may need to be bonds approved by voters, Erickson explained.set up in 2006 by the Alaska Legislature to help fund harbor replacements and improvements after the cost of maintaining them was put onto municipalities.
“When we are out and about talking to communities, there’s a lot of interest in this harbor program,” she added. But the harbor matching grants are also selective and chosen based on priority by the Alaska Association of Harbormasters & Port Administrators, meaning some coastal communities applying for help typically miss out each year. This year, Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed
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