Skagway Port Protection

10/04/2022

Today is Election Day, Skagway. Make sure you get out and vote!

“As Chairman of the Skagway Port Protection Committee, I thank each one of you as a responsible Skagway voter, who has listened to our proposition message and have given careful consideration to our cause as you cast your ballot today.”
- Paul Taylor

09/27/2022

We wanted to share a few updates & reminders:

1. The SPPC wanted to ensure you saw our response to the Municipality's Town Hall. You can view our response at https://www.skagwayportprotection.com/news (more to come!)

2. We wanted to remind everyone of the upcoming assembly meeting tonight Tuesday, September 27th at 6:00PM.
This special meeting is regarding approval of a simulation study on the feasibility of navigation of the MOS Ore Dock Project. The simulation is to be completed on October 4th.

We encourage all citizens to attend or listen in to the assembly meeting and provide public comment regarding proposition 1. You can utilize the information provided on our website to formulate your comment of concerns or ask questions of the municipality.

3. We wanted to update everyone that the Skagway Visitor Advisory Board has placed 'Ore Dock Development' on the agenda for their next meeting this Friday, September 30th at 10:30AM.

We encourage all citizens to attend this meeting and provide public comment regarding proposition 1. You can utilize the information provided on our website to formulate your comment of concerns or ask questions of the board.

News and information about port development in and around Skagway, Alaska.

09/24/2022

Let’s recap the Municipality of Skagway’s (MOS) recent town hall:

The lack of education to inform voters is alarming. Ballots have already been cast during early voting and the town hall was held a mere eleven days before election day. MOS is attempting to have a simulation study completed to test the feasibility of their proposed plan, yet that simulation will be conducted ON ELECTION DAY. MOS has already ordered a floating dock and is nearing 60% project design and for the first time, at the recent Town Hall, MOS finally presented some financial information for its Ore Dock replacement plan. The city’s revenue projections are based on the Broadway Dock and the Ore Dock combined. This type of analysis does not lend itself to viewing the financial feasibility of the Ore Dock development by itself. The cost of the contamination remediation and who will be the responsible party is glaringly vacant from the analysis.

The real takeaway message from the MOS recent Town Hall was a hostage taking ultimatum. The manager and the mayor made their position very clear: unless you vote YES, they will hold all port development work, including the 2023 cruise ship protection plan, as a hostage.

Read the full recap in the comments below.

09/21/2022

The Skagway Port Protection Committee (SPPC) wants to thank all of the citizens who attended our Town Hall meeting. Regardless of where you stand on Proposition 1, we appreciate your time and consideration as an educated voter.

We had many great comments and questions and wanted to provide some highlights and clarifications on our committee’s presentation. The sole purpose for the SPPC is to educate voters on why they should vote NO on Proposition 1.

Read the full remarks here: https://www.skagwayportprotection.com/news/thank-you-for-attending-the-town-hall-meeting

Or in the comments below ⬇️

The Skagway Port Protection Committee (SPPC) wants to thank all of the citizens who attended our Town Hall meeting. Regardless of where you stand on Proposition 1, we appreciate your time and consideration as an educated voter. We had many great comments and questions and wanted to provide some high

09/20/2022

Happening TONIGHT- join us for a Town Hall meeting to discuss Proposition 1.

6PM @ Skagway Traditionl Council Building.

09/19/2022

There is a lot happening this week, but make sure to mark your calendars for our next town hall this Tuesday, September 20th at 6PM!

Come hear why you should vote NO in October.

09/15/2022

We wanted to remind everyone of the upcoming assembly meeting TONIGHT, Thursday, September 15th at 7:00PM.

We encourage all citizens to attend or listen in to the assembly meeting and provide public comment regarding proposition 1. You can utilize the information provided on our website to formulate your comment of concerns or ask questions of the municipality. Sample public comments submitted from our committee members can be found in the “recent news” section.

We will be announcing our next public meeting later today!

More information on tonight’s meeting in the comments ⬇️

09/14/2022

“I cannot support a Bond without knowing all the construction costs, operating costs, revenue sources, impacts on current Industrial port users, Bond interest rate, and terms. As there has been no specific loan repayment information shared or details provided, I feel there is a lack of understanding, research, and competence among the MOS management and port development members. The potential for a last-minute financing decision due to lack of knowledge and foresight jeopardizes the future of the entire community. This proposition is plagued with financing ambiguity and a demonstrated lack of transparency and accountability.

The KPPF plan only replaces current infrastructure & does not adequately address or solve the concern of the industrial port users.”

Read Committee Member Dave Hunz public testimony and more recent news at

News and information about port development in and around Skagway, Alaska.

09/13/2022

“By voting NO on this ballot proposition, you are telling the municipality that you do not agree with the projected plan of spending the $65,000,000.00 bond. A NO vote is not saying that our ports do not need this investment, rather that we can spend a comparable amount of resources on an alternative plan that will ALSO save our upcoming cruise seasons and be profitable for the municipality in the long run.”

Find more reasons why you should vote NO on Proposition 1 by visiting

Why Vote No?By voting NO on this ballot proposition, you are telling the municipality that you do not agree with the projected plan of spending the $65,000,000.00 bond. A NO vote is not saying that our ports do not need this investment, rather that we can spend a comparable amount of resources on an...

09/12/2022

Did you know there will be a question posed to Skagway voters in the upcoming October 4th municipal election?

Read more on why you should vote NO ➡️ https://www.skagwayportprotection.com

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Stay Informed Did you know there will be a question posed to voters on the upcoming October 4th municipal election? This ballot measure seeks to grant the municipality a $65 MILLION revenue bond for port renovations, and while this measure sounds much needed to develop the Ore terminal peninsula, th...