KSDP’s Austin Roof spoke with Paul Mueller, Heidi Hedberg, SOA Public Health Director and Dr. Lisa Rabinowitz from Eastern Aleutian Tribes regarding the status of Covid-19 in the Aleutians East Borough.
KSDP will be broadcasting an Aleutians East Borough fisherman’s Zoom call to answer questions from fishermen about relief programs.
The following people are scheduled to participate in the call:
• Jeffery T. Curry, Agricultural Program Manager, USDA Palmer Office
To discuss the Seafood Trade Relief Program (STRP)
• Douglas Vincent-Lang, Commissioner, ADFG
• Rachel Baker, Deputy Commissioner, ADFG
To provide updates on the CAREs Act for Fishermen & other relief programs
• Mary Tesche, Assistant Borough Administrator, AEB
To discuss the AEB Emergency Assistance program (more…)
The Aleutians East Borough Assembly met for a special meeting on October 20th, 2020 in order to swear in new members as well as re-appropriate Covid related funds.
The Aleutians East Borough has set aside 2.3 million dollars in Borough CARES Act funds to the Borough’s Emergency Assistance & Economic Stimulus (EAES) Grant Program for residents who are 18 years or older as of March 1st, 2020. (03/01/2020)
Applications are accepted until November 15th, 2020.
If you have any questions about the application process, please contact Mary Tesche, Assistant Borough Administrator, at (907) 274-7559 or covid19@aeboro.org.
The Aleutians East Borough Assembly met for a regular meeting on October 8th, 2020 in order to go through usual business as well as important telecom related items.
KSDP’s Austin Roof hosted a mayoral candidate forum, where both candidates could answer questions regarding key Borough topics including buy not limited to:
Listen to this week’s edition of the Aleutians East Borough School Resource Network, where School Counselor Lindsey Pinkelman interviews Hilary Seifert about her grant writing and reading programs in the Aleutians East Borough School District.
Tune in every other Monday at 12:30pm for Lindsey Pinkelman and her AEBSD School Resource Network show!
Listen to this week’s edition of the Aleutians East Borough School Resource Network, where School Counselor Lindsey Pinkelman’s interview with Sand Point Principal DJ Emanuelson about the state of the Sand Point school, his experience, the differences between Sand Point school and schools in the lower 48 during the pandemic, and what’s coming up for the Sand Point school.
Tune in every other Monday at 12:30pm for Lindsey Pinkelman and her AEBSD School Resource Network show!
KSDP’s Austin Roof discussed the importance of the 2020 Census for majority native and rural communities in Alaska with Nicole Borromeo, the Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the Alaska Federation of Natives.
Completing the Census is quick, easy, and completely confidential. Please respond online at www.2020census.gov or by phone by calling 1-(844)-330-2020.
Failing to fill out the Census deprives your community of $3,500 per year. For a family of four this equates to almost $150,000 over 10 years.