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Justin Heard
CBJ Assembly November 14, 2011
CBJ Assembly October 17, 2011
Arrow Refuse plan surprise to city
An Arrow Refuse proposal to offer curbside recycling in Juneau and barge trash to the Lower 48 has come as a surprise to city officials. The city and borough has issued a request for proposals for recycling services and has been negotiating with another company on a major facility.
Stories from the Coast Guard Cutter Sherman
Not that long ago, the Coast Guard Cutter Sherman was intercepting illegal drugs off the coast of sunny and warm Costa Rica. Her captain was the Coast Guard’s attaché in Mexico City.
Now Sherman is headed to the cold and wet of the far north.
The cutter arrived in Juneau Wednesday, put to the test by the big wind and rain storm that slammed Southeast Alaska. Rosemarie Alexander talked with Commanding Officer, Capt. Joe Hester, about the trip from the Sherman’s home port of San Diego — where the weather is nearly always nice — to Alaska.
The 43-year-old ship is one of a class of ships being decommissioned by the Coast Guard, to be replaced by bigger, faster cutters. Here are more stories about the ship and her crew.
Auke Bay to get new Sealift
The Auke Bay loading facility will be getting a new Sealift.
The Juneau Assembly approved the purchase earlier this week.
The self-propelled hydraulic lift — with shipping, set up and training — will cost about 530-thousand dollars. It’s paid for by a federal TIGER grant, which requires that purchases be made in the U.S. The 45-ton KMI SEA-Lift is made in Bellingham, Washington.
CBJ Port Engineer Gary Gillette says the self-propelled boatlift will be safer for operators, more efficient at handling a variety of vessels and will put less stress on boat hulls.
He says it lifts the boat with a pneumatic tube that runs the full length of the boat, exerting even pressure on the hull.
“It’s much more maneuverable. We plan to use it at the Auke Bay loading facility where space is important,” Gillette told the Assembly. “The other lifts require bars that slide out from underneath, which essentially takes up six feet next to the boat that has to be left open. This one can move it in within inches.”
Gillette says the lift is the most cost-effective method for lifting boats, because it doesn’t require expensive infrastructure.