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The Unalaska City Council will give the school district its full funding request this year.Vice Mayor Alejandro “Bong” Tungul supported granting the request.“Our school is our pride and joy in the community, and kids are our future,” Tungul said.
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The Unalaska City School District is predicting a deficit and is asking the city for nearly $6 million to fund its fiscal year 2025 budget. That’s about half a million dollars more than last year’s ask, and includes the maximum allowable contribution from the city’s general fund. Superintendent Kim Hanisch said at a recent city council meeting that the school is projecting an $8.2 million budget and a significant deficit.
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Unalaska City officials were in Juneau March 3-6 for their annual lobby trip, where they presented some of their ongoing priorities to the Alaska Legislature.
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A long-anticipated dredging project in Unalaska is expected to commence in September despite a temporary delay in signing the project agreement earlier this week.
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The Unalaska City Council voted on March 12 to allow the city to make updates so they can pay competitive wages to certain employees.
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The City of Unalaska is pulling out of the Makushin Geothermal Project, after the city council on Tuesday rejected the new terms requested by the company building the project.
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The City of Unalaska’s administration is advising city council not to renew the Makushin Geothermal Project power purchase agreement, according to a memo released Friday, which would effectively end the city’s four-year participation with the project.
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The U.S. Coast Guard said in a June report that Unalaska is currently unable to support a larger Coast Guard presence, complicating efforts by the City of Unalaska to make the island a family duty station.
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Inclement weather made landing a challenge for visitors from the U.S. Coast Guard, JBER and NORCOM.
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The City of Unalaska swore in a new police chief Tuesday evening, about 10 months after the previous chief resigned.