Ketchikan council supports proposal for Akeela’s sobering center

The Ketchikan City Council agreed unanimously Monday to support Akeela-Gateway’s application for a state grant to develop a sobering center at Ketchikan’s former state-run juvenile detention center.
The state recently shut the center down in response to budget cuts, and the facility reverted to the City of Ketchikan.
The city asked for proposals from community groups interested in using the building, and Akeela was the only one that submitted.
Akeela’s Joel Jackson said the com