HomeMy WebLinkAboutKodiak Island Borough Letter of SupportKodiak Island Borough
Office of the Borough Mayor
710 Mill Bay Road
Kodiak, Alaska 99615
Phone (907) 486-9310 Fax (907) 486-9391
August 14, 2012
Alaska Energy Authority
813 West Northern Lights Boulevard
Anchorage, AK 99503
Re: Renewable Energy Fund Round 6 Application of Karluk Tribal Council
Dear Review Committee:
The Kodiak Island Borough supports the Karluk Tribal Council’s application for the renewable
energy power development and energy efficiency upgrades. This is a critical project for Karluk
due to the increasing fuel costs in rural Alaska. These costs are driving local residents to leave
their communities and shifting development.
For a village like Karluk, most houses supplement their heat source with electric heaters and in
some homes that is the only heat source. This results in high energy bills and village residents
struggling with the increasing costs they pay each year, and making it hard to survive as a small
tribal village.
The solution is investing in a more economical and sustainable energy infrastructure to make
Karluk a viable place to live and work. The Kodiak Island Borough and the Karluk Tribal Council
would very much appreciate your favorable consideration of this critical energy power
development and energy efficiency upgrades. This system would significantly benefit the
community of Karluk.
Sincerely,
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Jerome M. Selby
Borough Mayor