Representatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District and City of Unalaska conducted a signing ceremony March 29, 2024, for an agreement that advances the construction of the Unalaska Channel project. Officially known as a “project partnership agreement,” the document was signed by Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, district commander, and Bil Homka, city manager of Unalaska, on March 29 to provide a 600-by-600-foot dredged channel with a depth of minus 58 feet in Dutch Harbor. The agreement describes the project and responsibilities of the federal government and the non-federal sponsor, which is the City of Unalaska, in the cost sharing and execution of work. When this milestone is achieved in the federal process, both entities can work together to implement the project.