LUTHERAN QUILTERS – Members of the Quilts for Comfort Group stand between pews draped with some of the 205 quilts they made, in the Sitka Lutheran Church Tuesday. The group made the quilts for five local non-profits and one in Anchorage. The remaining quilts are sent to Lutheran World Relief which distributes them to places around the world in need, such as Ukraine, as part of Personal Care Kits. Pictured are, from left, Helen Cunningham, Kathleen Brandt,Vicki Swanson, Paulla Hardy, Kim Hunter, Linda Swanson and Sue Fleming. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
The Gary Paxton Industrial Park board on Thursday will discuss its recommended terms for Sitka Community Boatyard to lease land at the park for a new haulout and boatyard.
The meeting is 3 p.m. Thursday at Harrigan Centennial Hall.
Other agenda matters include a standing item on strategic planning and a dock use request from Roy Uber Fish Company.
Scott Wagner, board president, said he believes the board has enough information to make a recommendation to the Assembly for a decision on the lease to Sitka Community Boatyard.
“This is recommended lease terms; I’ve met once with (GPIP director) Garry White and the SCB to get something that will work for them, us and their private financiers,” Wagner said.
The recommendation in the packet includes that there be no use of city funds.
The proposed “term sheet” for the 50-year lease includes a number of benchmarks for the proposers, including a timeline for development, monthly payments, and a $5,000 performance bond.
The terms are listed at sawmillcove.com.
The “action” from White in the Thursday meeting packet says, “GPIP approval of recommended lease term sheet.” White clarified today he received the board’s direction on developing the terms after the executive session at the last GPIP meeting.
Representatives of the Sitka Community Boatyard, including Linda Behnken, Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust President, and Jeremy Serka, of Sitka Custom Marine, described the project in an introductory letter, as well as the phases of the project, plans for funding, and a list of partners.
The initial phase of the project includes a travel lift pier slip, a retaining wall, wash-down pad, staging dock, and improvements to GPIP uplands for boat blocking and storage.
The group’s proposal called for raising $2.5 million of the estimated $2.9 million project through low-interest loans and private investment. A clarifying statement in the packet said:
“The source of these loans and investments includes public revolving loan programs, such as the loans offered by SEDA, the Federal Small Business Development Loan program, and the State of Alaska, as well as private loans from Rasmuson Foundation and local fishermen.”
The board in its request for proposals, which was approved by the Assembly, said no city financing is to be used.
The “action” from park director Garry White in the Thursday packet says, “GPIP approval of recommended lease term sheet” which includes benchmarks for the group and no city funding.
The information packet for the meeting notes the city’s application for a RAISE grant, formerly called BUILD grant. Although the city was turned down in its application for federal funding for the project last year, the city is applying again and hoping the improved application will be successful.
The meeting is open to the public, and remote access is available by calling 747-2660.
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Photo caption: National Republican Chairman George Bush takes a drink of water offered by Jan Craddick, Sitka delegate, during the Republican convention held here. Mrs. Craddick explained to Bush that the water was from Indian River, which means, according to local legend, that he will return.