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STATEMENT 07 TED FERBI 

 MAYOR, CITY OF KETCHIKAM 

 BEFORE SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC lAMDS, 

 HATIOMAL PARKS AMD FORESTS 

 APRIL 2U, 1989 



Meobera of the Subcommittee, ngr name is Ted Ferry, Mayor of the City of 

 Ketchikaiw I have been a local resident sixty-five (65) years* 



I am here today because of concern of a great many of our citizens 

 regarding proposed changes of 705 of ANTTfiA, Our area can not afford the 

 loss of one more Job. 



Ketchikan has experienced two declines in economic activity since I98Q, 

 of which the one in 198^ was the moire pronounced* "Hie decline in enployment 

 in the "Forest Products Industry" was a major factor* 



Qie set back in 198^ Included a six (6) month shutdown (June to December) 

 of our locaX pulp m-in^ This period also contlnied the closure of Ketchikan 

 Spruce Mill (local lumber mill). 



SU>1MER UMMPLOXMENT 198^ 



juLi "^tiiibi^ 



AUGUST C.3 



SH>TEMBER 13*3 



SUMMER UNEMPLOYMENT 1986 



JULL 



AUG3IST 



SEPTMEM3ER 



Mich, of the 1986 i mprovemant in esployment was due to a healthier 

 forest products industry* I call your attention to this very close relation- 

 ship between the timber i liii|itiinri'<i will illBg •al'ttw if^glftmi- ih pi M il. 



Uneinployinant for Janiary this year was it*7% and February 13*0%* I ask 

 yo«i. what this percentage might be if our people are permanently denied j obs* 



