[CPEO-BIF] "Skagway’s [Alaska] new community garden on hold due to contamination findings"

[Lenny Siegel <Lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Skagway’s new community garden on hold due to contamination findings

By Melinda Munson 
KHNS Public Radio (AK)
April 17, 2025

For years, Jewell Gardens restaurant in Skagway cultivated produce and stunning flowers on the land adjacent to their business. They leased the plot from the municipality.  But when the proprietor died, the assembly voted not to renew the land lease. There was growing interest in expanding the tiny community garden by the school. And moving the garden to an already established piece of municipal property seemed like a good solution.  

But in November, the municipality received some unfortunate news. The new garden site underwent testing, and the results were concerning. 

“They got four test pits in and found — I want to say it’s diesel,” said Borough Manager Emily Deach. “…And so they stopped, contacted DEC, talked to DEC about what the next steps would be.” 
DEC is the Alaska Department of Conservation. Skagway’s current plan is to resume testing and have their contractor meet with DEC. The contractor would then provide an environmental plan to the municipality.

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For the entire article, see
https://khns.org/skagways-new-community-garden-on-hold-due-to-contamination-findings/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org
Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)




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