Fairbanks News-Miner Oct. 27, 2015 – Longtime owner and operator of Iniakuk Lake Wilderness Lodge speaks about the the local resolutions against the proposed road to Ambler and the waste of public funds.
“The unwanted and unwarranted Environmental Impact Statement process for a proposed road to the Ambler mining district should not be started. The state of Alaska should not waste public funds filing a permit application and starting the environmental review process for an ill-conceived industrial access proposal for a private mining company. Allakaket, Alatna, Bettles, Evansville Inc., Kobuk and the Tanana Chiefs Conference have all passed resolutions against this road after dozens of meetings with the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority. The resolution from Evansville effectively blocks prime access from the Dalton Highway at the road’s inception…
…By authorizing more meetings and more scoping, the governor is telling Alaskans that his administration is not listening to their overwhelming distrust of this proposal.
During these times of financial uncertainty AIDEA needs to be brought to task and focus on viable, researched and supported options for Alaska’s fiscal future. This boondoggle meets none of the criteria….” –
Read the full letter here.