John Gaedeke Chairman of the Brooks Range Council speaks about the continued spending by the legislature on proposed road to Ambler: “The Legislature has such a culture of spending that it doesn’t even occur to anyone to look at the books.”

“The state is still spending millions of dollars on the proposed 211-mile Ambler Road, a route to a mining prospect in Northwest Alaska expected to cost $450 million. “I am not anti-mine and anti-development but I would like to be pro-thought process,” Gaedeke said…Four other projects have so far consumed another $325 million without producing anything but engineers’ salaries and consultant reports. Gov. Bill Walker stopped all four when he came into office but quietly let them start again. All are now consuming state money in the midst of the state’s massive budget crisis.”   Read the full article: Locals fight 211-mile arctic road as megaproject spending continues.