Hilltop Challenges Municipality

Says contract was violated

Tools

By Lauren Maxwell
Bio | Email

Story Created: Jan 21, 2012 at 10:59 AM AKDT

Story Updated: Jan 21, 2012 at 11:04 AM AKDT

A long running dispute between Hilltop Ski area and the Municipality of Anchorage may be coming to a head. The nonprofit that runs Hilltop has asked a judge to decide whether the city violated a contract with the popular ski area that was signed in 2005 with then-Mayor Mark Begich.


“We would like to be treated fair and equitably and we don't believe that we are getting that from the current administration,” says Hilltop CEO Steve Remme.


Remme says under the lease agreement, Hilltop agreed to give the city its assets, including a million dollar ski chalet. In exchange, the municipality agreed to give Hilltop $94,000 a year so that it could continue operations. The agreement was to last till 2020, but in 2010 Mayor Dan Sullivan stopped making the payments.


Remme is calling that a breech of contract and has asked a judge to decide if Mayor Sullivan is legally bound to honor the agreement. He says the nonprofit is shouldering all the costs of operating the ski area, including building maintenance with no help from the city.


City officials aren’t commenting on the lawsuit. The judge has another month or so to make a ruling. He could side with Hilltop or the city, or he could decide to let the case go to trial.


You have indicated this comment should be removed.

Close

The comment has been submitted for review. Thank you .

who cares? said on Monday, Jan 23 at 11:56 AM

The Service cross country trails were the very best in Anchorage.. then they were taken and destroyed by the city and Hilltop... a pox on both their houses

80283402
Inappropriate? Alert Us!

Yep said on Sunday, Jan 22 at 12:28 AM

Sounds like Sullivan is about to cost the muni thousands of more dollars defending yet another ill decision, which will again be ruled that he is wrong. Dump him in the next election.

80224354
Inappropriate? Alert Us!

DBob said on Saturday, Jan 21 at 8:45 PM

Sounds like something Marky-Mark would get the city messed up in.

80220789
Inappropriate? Alert Us!

BobD said on Saturday, Jan 21 at 2:24 PM

Sounds like the type of thing Sullivan would do..

80210299
Inappropriate? Alert Us!

Add a comment

Name:

Comment: 1000 Characters Left

KTVA CBS 11 | Anchorage, Alaska News and Weather and its affiliated companies are not responsible for the content of comments posted or for anything arising out of use of the above comments or other interaction among the users. We reserve the right to screen, refuse to post, remove or edit user-generated content at any time and for any or no reason in our absolute and sole discretion without prior notice, although we have no duty to do so or to monitor any Public Forum.
This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.