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A plan to build a $500 million cruise ship port on the backside of Douglas Island is taking shape \u2014 and tourism leaders and North Douglas residents have a lot of questions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nGoldbelt Incorporated President and CEO McHugh Pierre presented to the city\u2019s visitor industry task force on Thursday evening. He spoke about the local Alaska Native urban corporation\u2019s proposed port and upland development project, called Goldbelt Aan\u00ed.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cWe have plans and designs where we can create a solution to spread out the impact to generate and capture that economic opportunity, but make it better for us who live here, make it better for our visitors, and permanently spread out this economy,\u201d\u00a0 he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Goldbelt announced its plans to build the cruise ship port in 2024 in partnership with Royal Caribbean Group. At the time, the announcement took city officials by surprise. Goldbelt owns roughly 1,800 acres of land along the northwest coastline of Douglas between False Outer Point and Point Hilda. The proposed port would be located on about 250 acres just past the end of Douglas Highway.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Goldbelt would be the project\u2019s owner and developer and Royal Caribbean would be its main customer. Goldbelt plans to develop the port in stages. It\u2019ll begin with basic dock and welcome center infrastructure before moving into broader ambitions like developing a child care center, employee housing and a replica Ling\u00edt village.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At the meeting, the task force asked about Goldbelt\u2019s stance on the city\u2019s agreement with cruise lines to enforce in Juneau. Pierre said he doesn\u2019t support it and the corporation did not sign that agreement. Goldbelt\u2019s project \u2014 if approved \u2014 would be Juneau\u2019s sixth cruise dock.<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cWe don\u2019t think that\u2019s good public policy, just like limiting vacation rentals is not good public policy, he said. \u201cWhy would you create regulations for something that we don\u2019t necessarily think is going to be a problem in the future?\u201d<\/p>\n

\nPierre also spoke to more than 100 residents at a separate North Douglas neighborhood meeting on Wednesday. There, residents had questions and concerns about increased traffic on North Douglas, changes to how residents live and recreate in the area, and Goldbelt\u2019s plans for the development during the off-season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The port project will need approval from the city\u2019s planning commission to move forward, which requires public comment before a vote. Juneau City Manager Katie Koester said it\u2019s hard to say how long that process will take. Goldbelt submitted a conditional-use permit application to the city in February, which is under agency review. Goldbelt hopes to open the port in May of 2028.<\/p>\n

Goldbelt\u2019s plan also coincides with another cruise dock development by Huna Totem Corp., an Alaska Native village corporation based in Hoonah. The Juneau Assembly approved the corporation\u2019s plan to build a new cruise ship dock in downtown Juneau last year. That project has faced several delays, and last month the corporation announced it may downsize the project due to tariffs and high construction costs.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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