Sitka and Juneau residents propose hard caps on cruise ships as tourism grows
On June 18 a group of Sitka residents submitted a proposed cruise ship-limiting ballot measure to city officials for legal review.
Two days later, in Juneau, a different group of Alaskans submitted the last batch of signatures needed to put a different limit on the local ballot this fall.
With as many as 1.6 million cruise ship tourists expected to visit Southeast Alaska this year, a growing number of the region’s residents are seeking to put hard limits on the industry.
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