The chamber of commerce Front Street pavilion won a reprieve of several months and will be available for one last Christmas season, but then the organization plans to have it taken down before Feb. 15.

The property owner has other plans for the land, which he has let the chamber use for years. The chamber has advertised for a contractor to dismantle and remove the wooden structure — and pay the chamber at least $1,000 for the wooden posts, lumber and boards.

Executive Director Lora Lee Mason said the group does not yet have plans for a new site to replace the heavily used covered shelter.

“I just stepped into this role, so there’s a lot I don’t know,” Mason said. “But I know the chamber is hoping to find a new pavilion location soon.”

The covered pavilion sits on property owned by William Goodale of Ketchikan, who declined comment on Nov. 12.

The chamber was initially told this past summer that the pavilion had to be removed by the end of September, a deadline Goodale later extended to Jan. 15, 2026. Mason said the timeline has now been pushed to Feb. 15.

“We will be able to use the pavilion throughout the holidays,” she said. “We’re very grateful for that.”

From the beginning, the chamber understood the downtown setup was temporary, President Sylvia Ettefagh said. “We knew the time would come when we would eventually need to move.”

Ettefagh said she favors a waterfront location if the borough expands the area along Outer Drive as part of talks with American Cruise Lines, which is seeking a new dock for overnight tie-ups.

Without a pavilion, summer events and other community activities could return to streets and sidewalks, or find a home elsewhere.