Whittier’s Korbe resigns

Andrea Korbe
Andrea Korbe

Andrea Korbe of Whittier announced in June that she would be resigning her seat on the council’s board.

Korbe accepted a teaching position at the Whittier Community School and felt she would not be able to participate fully as the city’s representative.

“I thank you for putting your trust in me during the past two years as Whittier’s representative.” Korbe said in her resignation letter to the council. “I have learned a great deal about the safe transport of oil in Prince William Sound and have worked diligently to represent our city well.”

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How do you define burdensome?

By Amanda Bauer
Council President

As a personal rule, I try not to get caught up in the words that people choose. But there is one word that has been used so much in conversations about funding for oil spill prevention and response, and when talking about the cost-efficiency of regulations: that word is burdensome.

I would like to tell you about some things I would consider a burden.

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New council members to represent Kenai, Seward, Kodiak, Homer communities

Several seats on the council’s board of directors are changing hands this spring.

Steve Lewis, City of Seldovia representative, left the board in March, following the city’s election of a new representative. Four others have announced they will be leaving in May at the end of their terms: Blake Johnson, representative of the Kenai Peninsula Borough; Jim Herbert, representative of the City of Seward; Emil Christiansen, representative of the Kodiak Village Mayor’s Association; and Nick Garay, representative of the City of Homer.

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Board of directors held meeting in Valdez

Valdez, AlaskaThe council’s board of directors met May 7 and 8 in Valdez, Alaska. Agenda items included:

  • A new report on the effects of dispersants on Alaska whales
  • A new report on effects of long-term exposure of Prince William Sound shrimp to low levels of crude oil
  • An update on the secondary containment system at the terminal
  • A presentation on Columbia Glacier iceberg monitoring
  • Updates from shippers and owner companies
  • Updates from Alyeska on recent activities

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