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Although my concerns include the broader issues and problems of Alaska 

 aM the Ifation, lay imnediate purpose in testifying is to see that Ketchikan 

 and Southeast Alaska are understood and continie as I feel they mist.. 



After every cycle of bocm and bust the analysts probe for cause and 

 effect, but whether positive or negative vre should learn from the experience. 

 Anchorage, the state's largest city only recently has begun to recover from 

 recession* It was not so long ago that we cannot remember the cutbacks at 

 Boeing in Seattle and the hard times they suffered. In both these instances 

 basic enployment was down appraxLaately 5% and considered by most as having a 

 severe intact. The loss in Ketchikan and in Southern Southeast Alaska if 

 Senator ''liLrth's bill (S->3A6) is enacted, ii">ri1Tiig> it Ij^ It is iqy 

 firm coorlctlon that such a loss could not be mitigated, nor in the Mdr^texm 

 supplanted by Jobs in other sectors of our econoiqy. 



Maqy of the socieil services and educational opportunities so necessary 

 to attract qualified professionals and families will be lost. (Xir school 

 system currently attracts and retains quality teachers and administrators 

 who in turn have developed a challenging ourrlailum overcoming obstacles 

 and circumstances^ The local ta:c and wage structure is a sensitive balance. 

 I can not overemphasize the iiq)ortance of this city to tne region* 



Our — »*»^T r^BT^'nr'^'^ ''•**i-*° are to foster and clarify a balanced use 

 mission of theltSoi^asQ Ibtlonal Forest; recognize the is^sortance of cleaii 

 air and water,, timber harvesting and processing, commercial fishing, mining, 

 subsistence, tourism, sport fishing, hunting, and outdoor recreation. It is 

 inportant that federal funds be appropriated on an annial basis to ensure a 

 a BVfcip l a use oioaioA and to carry out an -^nt^i^il'^ l ' '- Tin i iMMt pifigmiTt 

 Additions and iimrovements of logging roads have increased recreation ""^ 



