On Monday Sept. 9, Governor Dunleavy visited the Palmer Project and met with Constantine representatives without informing the Chilkat Indian Village, the Chilkoot Indian Association, or the Haines Borough other than a brief meeting with the mayor.
Haines Mayor Jan Hill claimed she was unaware of Governor Dunleavy’s visit until the day of when a previously scheduled meeting with Constantine’s Liz Cornejo brought her to the airport where she spoke with Dunleavy for ten minutes.
Governor Dunleavy was joined by Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Jason Brune and Chief of Staff Ben Stevens.
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