...86 million cost of the tunnel project. Last summer "seems to have gone better than we anticipated," said Mayor Ben Butler. Crowding was not a problem, he said, and Whittier had one of its best summer business seasons ever, with sales tax...

...prisons in Delta Junction and then in Kenai, but both fell apart in the face of community opposition. Whittier Mayor Ben Butler assured the House committee last week that won't happen in his town. The community is desperate for economic development...

...some time ago and told owner George LaMoureaux of Anchorage to board it up, which he has yet to do, said former Bayor Ben Butler. The city was planning to foreclose on the building this week, said Acting City Manager Leonard Jones.

...installed half a dozen new portable toilets. Last summer "seems to have gone better than we anticipated," said Mayor Ben Butler. Crowding was not a problem, he said, and Whittier had one of its best summer business seasons ever, with sales tax...