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HORAN, CORAK AND CO. 



REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS/ANALYSTS 



Charles E. Horan, M.A.I. wdtttcm Tccrrunuv 403 Lincoln Street 



James A. Corak WRITTEN TESTIMONY Sitka. Alaska 99835 



CHARLES E. HORAN, MAI, No. 2 PANEL MEMBER (907)747-6666 



TONGASS TIMBER HEARING AT SITKA, ALASKA 

 APRIL 25, 1989 



POSITION 



Oppose Wirth Bill, Senate Bill No. 346. 



Support the Alaska Delegation Bill, Senate No. 237. 



BACKGROUND 



Born in Washington, D.C. in 1950. 



Graduated from University of San Francisco In 1973. 



Alaska resident 1973 to present, Sitka resident since 1976. 



Married Alaskan wife of Tlingit decent; have 2 school age children. 



PROFESSION 



Real estate appraiser - tnember of American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers. 



Partner - Horan, Corak and Company 



serving commercial and residential real estate needs in Southeast. We also 

 do contract municipal tax roll assessments for Craig, Petersburg, Skagway 

 and Pelican, Alaska. 



Advocations include hunting, fishing, camping, chopping wood, teaching church 

 school and playing with the kids. 



MULTI-USE MANAGEMENT OF THE FOREST AND LIFE-STYLES 



I have hunted, fished and camped in Misty Fjords National Monument, Admiralty 

 National Monument and in other areas on Baranof and Chlchagof Island. I enjoy 

 the wilderness characteristics of Alaska and believe they are being adequately 

 preserved and managed by the existing Forest Service Management Program. 

 Professionally, I have flown over much of this wilderness and have valued 

 remote and wilderness properties inside and outside of wilderness designated 

 areas, national monuments and preserves. 



Although not without conflict in my opinion it appears that the forests are 

 being adequately managed for a multitude of uses including fishery resources, 

 timber resources, mining, recreational and wilderness preserves. 



The current Senate Bill No. 346, would limit the ability of the wood processing 

 mills within Southeast Alaska to function on a guaranteed contractual basis. 

 If this were to happen it could cause reduction in employment resulting in 

 reduction of population and a decreased economic base. This would also erode 

 the population base ability to service a debt incurred for our utility and 

 school systems. This would also limit the variety and dependability of 

 obtaining goods and services. The closure of more forest lands and the 

 cancellation of the timber contracts would not enhance the quality of life but 

 could permanently alter it in a detrimental way for Southeast Alaska residents. 



The Sitka economy is relatively stable. Alaska is historically known for Its 

 continual boom and bust cycles. Sitka community economics are in balance now 

 shared with wood products, fishing, tourism, government services, this stable 

 base would possibly be destroyed by Senate Bill No. 346. 



SERVING SOUTHEAST ALASKA 



