Governor Dunleavy, Commissioners Return from Second Trip to Western Alaska

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy returned yesterday from a follow-up trip to communities heavily impacted by the Western Alaska storm, the remnants of Typhoon Merbok.

Governor Dunleavy and his team, including Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ryan Anderson, Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, and Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (DHS&EM) Director Bryan Fisher, visited Unalakleet, Kotzebue, Nome, Golovin, Elim, Koyuk, Shaktulik, and Stebbins.

“I am happy to say that we are seeing great progress in these communities, and people are getting their Disaster Assistance applications finished and submitted,” said Governor Dunleavy. “It’s no surprise that the people in these rural villages are incredibly resilient. Thank you to local leaders for helping the process move quickly. We are seeing houses repaired, lifted on risers, and moved out of harm’s way. We saw roads repaired and cleared from debris and seawalls rebuilt. Thank you to FEMA and contractors for working night and day to keep these communities moving.”

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