HomeMy WebLinkAboutAlaskaMinersAssocResolution Supporting the City of Angoon's Energy Initiative and the
USFS Record of Decision approving the Thayer Creek Hydroelectric
Project
WHEREAS, the Juneau Branch of the Alaska Miners Association is committed to supporting the
development of hydroelectric infrastructure in Southeast Alaska in order to facilitate the
economic well being of the region; and
WHEREAS, Angoon through the Angoon Community Association, the City of Angoon and
Kootznoowoo, Inc., has been striving for energy independence; improved economic
development and quality of life; and
WHEREAS, Angoon has been promoting the Thayer Creek Hydroelectric Project for more than
two decades; and that the United States Forest Service has issued draft environmental impact
statements with a final Record of Decision pending; and
WHEREAS, the Thayer Creek Hydroelectric Project is "shovel -ready" and should qualify for
federal stimulus funds and other public funding;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Juneau Branch of the Alaska Miners Association urges
the United States Forest Service to finalize the Record of Decision as soon as possible so that
this project may move forward to improve the economy, provide jobs and improve the quality
of life in this region; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we urge the United States Forest Service to authorize and
permit the Thayer Creek Hydroelectric Project proposal submitted by Kootznoowoo, Inc., which
provides for an overland transmission route and the necessary roads and staging areas to
construct and operate the project in the manner envisioned by the leaders of Angoon for over
25 years; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we urge the United States Forest Service to work in partnership
with Angoon, other Southeast Alaska communities, the State of Alaska and other United States
Government agencies in developing a Southeast Alaska hydroelectric energy inter -tie system
with appropriate corridors and linkage to the British Columbia Hydroelectric and the Bonneville
Power Grid;
FINALLY, BE IT RESOLVED, that this Resolution be communicated to the United States Forest
Service, the Alaska Congressional Delegation, the Governor of Alaska and the Alaska State
Legislature.
ON BEHALF
,
B�EH%ALF OF THE JJUNEAU BRANCH OF THE ALASKA MINERS ASSOCIATION, April 24, 2009,
Mike Bell, Chairman