Viewpoints
Let's make use of the veneer
mill scrap logs
By Margaret Cloud
April 07, 2008
Monday
There are some large piles of logs at the veneer mill that are
not usable for veneer. Some of these logs have already been sold
or given away for fire wood. This wood is really the community's
wood as it is our money that has been used for years at the site.
I recommend that volunteer work crews be allowed to saw the logs
into stove lengths and then split for use by local people who
heat with wood. I am sure that we can find enough people with
chainsaws and wood splitters to make this happen. The fire wood
would be provided to locals free of charge - perhaps one cord
per family.
Ultimately the alternative will be for the borough to hire someone
to clean the logs from the site. By creating fire wood for the
community the borough will save money and help community members
stay warm. It would be a win-win situation.
Margaret Cloud
Ketchikan, AK
Received April 05, 2008 - Published
April 07, 2008
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