Ketchikan’s borough assembly condemns discriminatory remarks made by planning commissioner

The White Cliff building, where Ketchikan Gateway Borough and School Board meetings are held, is seen on July 19, 2024. (Michael Fanelli/KRBD)
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly has officially and publicly condemned a planning commissioner who made discriminatory comments against the local tribe, Ketchikan Indian Community.
Darlene Dollimont-Svenson holds a rural seat on the borough’s planning commission. In a public meeting last week, there was an agenda item regarding a requested par