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Kenai Peninsula Borough committee backs resolution urging action on National Data Buoy outages
Summary
The Kenai Peninsula Borough legislative committee voiced support for Resolution 2025-18, calling on the U.S. Congress and NOAA to address multi-year outages at National Data Buoy Center stations over concerns about oil-spill response, commercial fishing safety and mariner life‑safety.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Legislative Committee discussed and lent its support to a resolution urging the U.S. Congress and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to address outages at National Data Buoy Center stations.
Ms. Morton, Assembly member, said she brought the resolution after learning during “Mako’s presentation” that the buoys “had not been functioning for several years” and that she was “stunned,” citing her experience living through a major oil spill in Alaska as a reason for concern. “I just wanted to encourage the NOAA and to go ahead and…
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