Post by Logan on Apr 26, 2016 2:46:46 GMT -6
Decline of Alaska revenue sharing leaves communities vulnerable
In the tiny Iliamna Lake community of Newhalen, the village’s only health clinic has closed.
North of the Bering Strait, officials in Shishmaref held a vote to raise the local sales tax and also boosted rates for water use and equipment rentals.
And in Huslia, the Interior village of about 320 people, cutbacks in fuel, road maintenance and basic services have worsened, along with a gnawing dread of emergencies.
“Every year we have to decide where we’re going to cut,” said Elsie Vent, city administrator in Huslia. “It’s pretty scary.”
Read more: www.adn.com/article/20160424/decline-alaska-revenue-sharing-leaves-communities-vulnerable
In the tiny Iliamna Lake community of Newhalen, the village’s only health clinic has closed.
North of the Bering Strait, officials in Shishmaref held a vote to raise the local sales tax and also boosted rates for water use and equipment rentals.
And in Huslia, the Interior village of about 320 people, cutbacks in fuel, road maintenance and basic services have worsened, along with a gnawing dread of emergencies.
“Every year we have to decide where we’re going to cut,” said Elsie Vent, city administrator in Huslia. “It’s pretty scary.”
Read more: www.adn.com/article/20160424/decline-alaska-revenue-sharing-leaves-communities-vulnerable