Unpopular timber proposals postponed to January

Proposed timber sales on Deer Mountain and in Petersburg are on hold as officials consider public comments against the issue.
The Ketchikan Daily News reports the Alaska Mental Health Trust board will take up the topic in January.
Every comment on the plan was negative as of Wednesday.
Officials say the delay will give the trust time to consider the public’s input.
The board decided in August to move forward with the sales if a federal land exchange bill failed in Congress by Jan. 15.
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