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Assembly discusses urgent $200,000 request to repair Selawik lift station ahead of winter
Summary
Assembly members described the Selawik lift station as vulnerable and discussed seeking $200,000 from three major organizations for repairs; members said some partners had not yet responded and internal funds were authorized to be used if needed.
Assembly members on Sept. 24 discussed an urgent funding request to repair the Selawik lift station and stressed the risk to operations as winter approaches.
Member Craig McConnell said the lift station is "vulnerable," noting it has been "running continuously and not supposed to" and that the borough "can't afford for it to crash" as temperatures drop. The assembly authorized use of borough funds toward making repairs, and members described seeking $200,000 in total from three major organizations to cover urgent work.
Member Raven Sheldon reported the borough had not yet received responses from regional partners NANA and Maniilaq regarding the request. The discussion followed earlier mentions that Selawik and several other villages are slated for warm-storage and fire/ search-and-rescue facilities.
Assembly members asked staff to continue outreach to potential funders and discussed prioritizing capital projects for villages with aging infrastructure. No final funding award was recorded in the minutes; members described the request as urgent and the matter as a follow-up to an April request for the lift station.
The Assembly set a special meeting date of Oct. 7 and regular meetings Oct. 28–29; members indicated follow-up and coordination would continue through the QUAD meeting process.
