13-12-2016 03:06 via alaskapublic.org

Funding for new Craig harbor will have to wait

Craig, Alaska (Photo courtesy of Tongass National Forest)A bill on its way to the president’s desk authorizes most of the money needed to build a new boat harbor in Craig. But the funding itself will wait for future congressional action.
The legislation includes about $29 million for the harbor in Prince of Wales Island’s largest city.
Craig City Administrator Jon Bolling said that’s the cost of planning and installing large breakwaters.
“They’re high-cost items,&rd
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