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Akutan

Explore the vision, strategic planning, and community health factors in Akutan. Presenter: Tuna Scanlan and Farha Karim highlight key demographics, infrastructure, communication, transportation, housing, employment, and more. Learn about the economy, environmental hazards, health system access, and community characteristics shaping Akutan's future. Discover top assets, threats, and priority goals for sustainable development.

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Akutan

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  1. Akutan Vision Navigation Strategic Planning Presentation

  2. Introduction Presenter: Tuna Scanlan Farha Karim

  3. General community demographics • Population • 90 • 39 households • 1200 seasonal workers (300 call home) • Industries • Fishing • Fish processing • General Infrastructure overview • New water impoundment • New power system at new harbor • Akun breakwater in progress (Borough project) • Harbor road (shovel ready, in STIP and IRT ) • New duplex complex completed (VPSO, Health Care) • General community condition overview • 19 students in the school • Harbor continues to develop • Community newsletter started (Quarterly)

  4. Community Health Factors • Communication and Connectivity • Transportation • Housing • Employment • Environmental Hazards • Health System • Public Safety • Community Characteristics

  5. Communication and Connectivity • Phone • People are going back to land lines • New competitor Optimera • Internet/television • New competitor Optimera • Still high cost, slow speed • GCI has left market • Fiber to Trident plan (GCI) • Mail • Service is adequate • Sling loads of Amazon deliveries • Radio • VHF still being used

  6. Transportation • Local • Walk and 4 wheeler • Air • Helicopter to Akun • Fixed wing to Dutch Harbor • Very expensive ($400 rt one person to Dutch Harbor) • Marine • Early Borough planning for conventional vessel (approx. 50’ design complete)

  7. Housing • Age • Most built in 80’s • A few more units built in the 90’s • Aleutian housing project • Availability • Hard to secure if new to the community • Key limiter in growth of community • General Description/overview • Approximately 45 single family units

  8. Economy & Employment • Employment Rate • 70% of employable population • Employment Climate • Majority of employees are part time work • Lack of diversity of employers • New industries • Akutan corporation is major land owner and must be involved in development • New small/large businesses • Looking for group to run renovated restaurant • APIDCA 6pack class

  9. Environmental Hazards • List known hazards • Earthquake • Tsunami • Volcanic eruption • Industrial chemical spill/release • Describe actions taken • Fire drills • Search and rescue drills • EMS in place • Homeland Security Safety plan

  10. Health System • Access to medical transportation • Emergent air (Coast Guard) • Non emergent- Very expensive, long trip • Available auxiliary care • Must transport to get virtually all auxiliary care • Clinic • Yes, with mid level (PA) care

  11. Community Characteristics • Access to food, goods, services • Comes out of Seattle by freighter • Activities and events • Seasonal events, community supported (City, Corporation, Tribe, Trident, Church) • Civic participation (voters, engagement in local government, etc.) • Generally good participation in voiting • School • 19 students in the school

  12. Top Assets of Akutan • Trident • Airport • Hydro power • Boat Harbor • Bayview Hotel • Clinic • City/People (community) • Day care • School

  13. Top Threats to Akutan • School closing • Natural/environmental (climate change, volcano, safe water) • No day care • Financial/Fiscal (cost of fuel, loss of PCE, loss of APIA energy assistance) • Loss of transportation (airport, flights) • Fisheries decline/Trident closing

  14. Priority Goals Strategic Initiatives led by Akutan: • Continue harbor devlopment • Workforce development • More Housing • Decent and affordable internet

  15. Questions?

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