KETCHIKAN, Alaska — The Ketchikan Borough Assembly has given its approval to purchase a beach for increased access for residents.

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The agreement calls for a $292,500 down payment at closing. The remainder will be paid out in five annual payments.

Voters will decide Oct. 7 whether the borough should buy the beach using debt financing.

Borough officials expect to pay for it through land sales, a conservation easement and grants, and not through raising taxes.

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