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GALENA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
GALENA, ALASKA 99741
PHONE (907) 656-1205
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August 22, 2012
Re; Purchase Heat Commitment from Galena City School District
Dear City of Galena and Louden Tribal Council:
SUPERINTENDENT
Chris Reitan
Galena City School District is an enthusiastic supporter and collaborator with the City of Galena's and
Louden Tribal Council's Round 6 Alaska Energy Authority Grant Application for the Galena Base Wood
Heat Project. The City of Galena and Louden Tribal Council have led our community's efforts to develop
a responsible, sustainable use of our local woody resources for heat projects.
Galena City School District's Galena Interior Learning Academy (GILA) is a strong candidate for a woody
biomass heat system; it is the primary tenant on the Galena Base campus. The infrastructure is currently in
place on the Galena Base campus to support a woody biomass project that would provide heat to the
infrastructure serving the 210 students attending Galena's high school boarding school campus. The
sustainability of Alaska's second largest and second longest operating high school boarding school is
dependent on the community partnering together and taking the necessary steps to move our fuel
consumption for heat on the Galena Base campus from diesel to a renewable, sustainable, and predictable
fuel source — woody biomass.
Galena City School District commits to purchasing heat (derived from 2,500 to 3,000 tons of woody
biomass annually) from the City of Galena on the Galena Interior Learning Campus that is derived
primarily from a woody biomass infrastructure. Furthermore, Galena City School District commits 10% of
the Superintendent's ($18,369.40) and Maintenance Director's ($12,922.80) time, salary, and fringe
benefits to the development and operation of a woody biomass heat project for the Galena Interior Learning
Academy.
In closing, Galena City School District is in full support of the City of Galena's and Louden Tribal
Council's Round 6 Alaska Energy Authority Grant Application for the Galena Base Wood Heat Project as
evidenced of our commitment to purchase the heat derived from a woody biomass heat system on the
Galena Base and the commitment of personnel, time, and resources to ensure the success of the project.
Galena City School District is fully aware that energy is one of the critical issues impacting rural Alaska.
We look forward to continuing in this collaborative effort with the City of Galena and Louden Tribal
Council. We will continue to grow our partnership with the City of Galena and Louden Tribal Council; this
partnership is positioned to improve the quality of life in our region and serve as a model for other
communities actively engaged in alternative energy uses.
Sinc ely,
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Chris Reitan, GCSD Superintendent
Email: chris.reitan(aalenanet.com