You completely missed my point. I'm sure the people and tourism interests in Ketchikan would have been apt to try to make some kind of deal, but the MHT never put that on the table. Rightfully so, because I can see where they would rather have the timber exchange to keep the timber industry humming for a little longer. 

However, to expect Ketchikan and interested parties to pull together a plan in a few short months during the worst economic downturn this state has seen? Perhaps if the MHT had properly sought public input on the matter, we could have come to a solution together. Instead they kept it quiet and came out guns blazing.