Listen to the Sand Point City Council Meeting from September 8, 2020 (MP3,25MB, 20MIN).
Agenda Items for today’s meeting include:
– Department Updates
– Travel Lift Purchase
– CARES Distribution Fund
Read the September 08, 2020 Sand Point City Council Meeting Agenda + Packet here (PDF):
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.
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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.
Listen to this week’s edition of the Aleutians East Borough School Resource Network, where School Counselor Lindsey Pinkelman’s interview with King Cove Principal Paul Barker about the first week of the new school year during a global pandemic.
Tune in every other Monday at 12:30pm for Lindsey Pinkelman and her AEBSD School Resource Network show!
Next week’s episode is Monday, September 14th with Sand Point Principal DJ Emmanuelson.
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If you would like to declare candidacy for the:
– Sand Point City Mayor – (3 year term)
– Sand Point City Council Seat B – (3 year term)
– Sand Point City Council Seat D – (3 year term)
you must call the Sand Point City Clerk and make an appointment to receive your declaration of candidacy forms and declare your candidacy before 4 P.M. on Friday, September 4th 2020.
For more information, click here!
If you would like to declare candidacy for the:
– Aleutians East Borough Mayor – (3 year term)
– Aleutians East Borough Assembly Seat A – (3 year term)
– Aleutians East Borough Assembly Seat F – (3 year term)
– Aleutians East Borough School Board Seat C – (3 year term)
– Aleutians East Borough School Board Seat D – (3 year term)
you must declare your candidacy with the Borough Clerk in Sand Point or with Assistant Borough Clerks in other communities before 5 P.M. on Friday, September 4th 2020.
For more information, as well as a list of Borough Clerks, click here!
The City of Sand Point has released grant application forms for CARES act funding for fishermen, small businesses, non-profits, and utilities.
If you are a fisherman click here!
If you are a small business click here!
Listen to this week’s edition of the Aleutians East Borough School Resource Network, where School Counselor Lindsey Pinkelman’s interview with Superintendent Patrick Mayer ahead of the upcoming school year.
Tune in every other Monday at 12pm for Lindsey Pinkelman and her AEBSD School Resource Network show!
Next week’s episode is Monday, August 31st.
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The Aleutians East Borough School District had a special meeting of the Board. The meeting included:
– AEBSD Smart Start Plan Approval
– Extracurricular Activities Discussion
– High School Graduation Requirements: 2nd Reading
– New Hires/Resignations
…and more!
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Agenda Items for today’s meeting include:
– Department Updates
– Earthquake Damage Reports
– Chief of Police Applicants
– Extension of Declaration of Emergency
– and more…
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Read the August 14, 2020 Sand Point City Council Meeting Agenda + Packet here (PDF):
District Director John Veal of the Small Business Association took some time to speak with Austin Roof about the opportunities for fisherman and other small business’ to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program before the August 8th, 2020 deadline.
Topics included:
– Who can apply for the PPP.
– How to find a lender if your bank cannot provide for you.
– and more…
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If you need to get connected with a lender separate from your bank, click here!
Commissioner Vincent Lang and Deputy Commissioner Rachel Baker were kind enough to take some time out of their busy schedules to talk with KSDP’s Austin Roof about some questions and concerns about the CARES act money being distributed to members of the fishing industry.
Topics included:
– Who is eligible to receive funds
– How funding is being calculated
– Details on how funding is planned to be distributed
– and more…
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For any questions or concerns you can reach the Karl Winkel, the office manager for the commissioner’s office, by calling 907-465-6136 or by sending an email to dfg.com.caresact@alaska.gov.
2015 salmon haul on F/V Celtic, a 58’ hansen purse seiner fishing out of Sand Point.
The Pinks and Chums are building in the Alaska Peninsula and Shumagin Islands, but more work is yet to be done if any opportunities for fishing are allowed in this even year.
Topics Discussed:
– Opportunities for fishing in the Shumagin Islands
– Harvest Observations
– Mainland and Area Escapement
– …And More!
This edition of In the Loop contains information regarding two programs that are available to help local fishing and other businesses confronting the current challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic (the CARES Act Relief Funding for Alaska Fishery Participants and the Paycheck Protection Program). KSDP General Manager Austin Roof will feature two interviews on the programs on Tuesday August 4th at 11 a.m. and at 2 p.m.
This edition also contains information from the Aleutians East Borough School District regarding non-internet-based virtual solutions to make distance learning accessible to students in the district. Students will have the ability to interact with teachers and access study materials at home.
To read this edition of In the Loop, click here!
The Cold Bay Library is proud to challenge kids to jump back into reading ahead of the upcoming school year! Children that sign up will be provided an information packet with details, including how to be inserted into a raffle on August 20th, 2020 as well as ideas on how to connect with what they’re reading and encouraging them to share their own summer stories!
Email Candace@akcoldbay.org for more information and to sign up. This virtual program is available to all children in the Aleutians East Borough!
At no additional cost to students and families of the Aleutians East Borough, the Aleutians East Borough School District has created a way for students to connect with their teachers and receive schoolwork; all without leaving their homes or connecting to the internet.
In accordance with the State and Federal guidelines for SMART START, the school district will be opening this fall. Amid uncertainty concerning schools reopening, this system provides the opportunity for students to immediately social distance should the situation surrounding COVID-19 worsen.
Some families will be provided with wireless access points to make this possible, all that will be required of them will be to have the access points connected to power.
For the full press release, as well as a number of frequently asked questions, click here: AEBSD Wireless Press Release
If you have any questions or concerns not addressed in the FAQ above, call the Aleutians East Borough School District at 907-383-5222, option 4.