Borough pitches 6-Mile mill site to Huna Totem for cruise port

As part of the borough’s quest for a long-term, economic development opportunity at the 6-Mile mill property, officials met last month with officers of Huna Totem Corp., which operates a cruise port at Icy Strait Point near Hoonah and is developing three others around the state.

Borough officials are also thinking that the waterfront property could be a good location for a timber value-added facility or maybe even a solar energy farm.

“We are looking for solutions for the mill property,” Borough Manager Mason Villarma told the assembly May 28. “This (Huna Totem) isn’t our only one.”

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