Juneau Assembly voted down a motion Monday night to reconsider lease of West Douglas Pioneer Road. West Douglas Pioneer Road to iRide Alaska for guided electric bicycle tour .
The Assembly was against leasing this road over to the corporation during the last meeting of the month. In a unique move, Assembly member Wade Bryson gave notice of reconsideration. This was a requirement for the Assembly to consider whether to consider it once more.
iRide Alaska hoped to offer E-bike tours during peak tourist seasons for up to 10 passengers every three times a week on Saturdays and Mondays. Bryson has expressed support for the tours by citing the local ownership and its decision to stop offering excursions on Sundays.
A few North Douglas residents had spoken against the tours, claiming that the road was among the few areas that were left to residents to go in the summer.
In a Monday interview, Assembly Member Christine Woll claimed that they’d considered their pros and cons of HTML0 enough.
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Motion to rethink the lease was rejected in the vote of 3-5 which included Bryson, Michelle Hale and “Waahlaal” Giidaak’s vote for.
