State commission approves Dillingham, Manokotak annexations with ammendments

Commissioners Darroll Hargraves, Lynn Chrystal, and Lavell Wilson were present for three days of public hearings in the Bristol Bay region. Pictured here in Dillingham Tuesday.
(Photo by the KDLG News Department)
In a rare move, the five members of Alaska’s Local Boundary Commission voted directly against staff recommendations and approved two competing annexation petitions. Both Dillingham and Manokotak cleared a big hurdle Thursday and were granted the LBC’s blessing to take l