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Murkowski seeks assurance of equal protection from FEMA

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    Janelle Huntington dreams of the day when she has her own airplane and can explore Alaska’s vast expanse beyond the road system. She knows the financial expense of pursuing her passion of flying, so she decided to pursue a career that naturally matches her interest by becoming an air traffic controller.

    “I just like exploring Alaska, like going to the Interior where my dad’s from, or to the Inupiaq region up north where my brother lives, or the Alutiiq region, where my boyfriend’s family lives,” Janelle said.

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    A potlatch style celebration October 29 at the Crooked Creek Johnny John School gymnasium officially brought a successful end to the summer’s frantic construction of nine new homes to replace those lost in last spring’s devastating flood of the Kuskokwim River.

    Helen Macar, who was pregnant during the record flood, held her newborn as she thanked everyone for her new home and tearfully recalled the ordeal of her life.

    “I was five-months pregnant when the flood hit,” Macar said. “It was scary because I didn’t know what was going to happen to us.

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    American Multiplex, a shareholder of the Kuskokwim Corporation, with real estate investments throughout Anchorage, began as a vision of former Anchorage mayor Rick Mystrom in 1978 when he and his wife, Mary, first bought three apartment buildings in Anchorage. By 1989, American Multiplex had amassed 10 apartment complexes across the city.

    American Multiplex forged a partnership with TKC’s Kuskokwim Properties LLC in 2007. Today, TKC holds 95% interest in Kuskokwim Properties LLC and American Multiplex owns 5%.

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Rural villages worry they are at the bottom of the list

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Lisa Murkowski today pushed Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate for an assurance that Alaska is protected equally to the communities in the Lower 48. "Communities like Crooked Creek and Red Devil do not get news coverage like Joplin, Missouri or the Mississippi River communities affected by natural disasters," said Murkowski. "But I'm asking for an assurance on their behalf, because they worry our disaster response request is at the bottom of the priority list."

Administrator Fugate's response? "We don't go where the cameras go. We go where the Governors ask us to go."

On June 1st, Governor Sean Parnell asked FEMA to formally declare areas of Interior Alaska as a disaster area due to floods - an effort supported by Senators Murkowski and Begich in a letter to FEMA yesterday encouraging the disaster designation.

Later in the hearing, Senator Murkowski followed up with Fugate, on the topic of high-profile American communities being aided by regional partners. "Alaska doesn't have regional partners. Our geography puts us away from other states, oftentimes 48 hours away from help or aid. Is FEMA working with Alaska, given our remote location?"

Administrator Fugate pointed out that not only would the Department of Defense need to contribute more resources to Alaska than in other states, but that FEMA is investigating the role that Alaska's international neighbors could play in dire circumstances.

Senator Murkowski's office will be meeting with the FEMA Northwest Director for more detailed answers to Alaska's concerns in the future.

For video of Sen. Murkowski's exchange with Administrator Fugate, copy and paste the following link to your web browser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AMMa62ZuQU

Photo courtesy of: John Madden/DHS & EM