The City of Unalaska (Unalaska City Council) is the municipal government of Unalaska, an Aleutian Islands community that includes the Port of Dutch Harbor. Its council sets budgets and taxes, awards contracts and grants, and runs the harbors, airport and utilities serving the fishing industry.
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Unalaska creates its first Key to the City, carved from walrus ivory by Unangan artist Gertrude Svarny
Unalaska now has an official Key to the City: a two-sided walrus ivory carving by Unangan artist Gertrude Svarny, with 50 numbered replicas to give out.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min readFrom 
Unalaska's council cleared the mayor to accept a Trident-hosted trip to a Navy commissioning
Unalaska's council cleared the mayor to take tickets, lodging and a ride from Trident Seafoods for a Navy commissioning. No undue influence, it found.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Unalaska renewed the seafood waste line easement for another decade
If the seafood waste line under Unalaska's roads ever breaks, Westward Seafoods cleans it up. The city rents it the ground for $2,250 a year.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Unalaska council appoints election judges for Oct. 6 vote
Unalaska City Council appointed election judges and clerks for the Oct. 6 municipal election, with nonemployee staff paid $20 an hour from the city budget.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom 
Unalaska council awards $21.9 million contract to replace Storrs Harbor floats
Unalaska is spending $22 million on new harbor floats. The acting city manager says the harbor may have to close before long if it does not.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom 
Unalaska approves airport gate power line, with the state covering the cost
Unalaska City Council approved a power line extension to supply new airport access gates, with work due by August 2027 at an estimated cost of $1 million to $2.5 million.
by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 1mo ago1 min read
A $2.5 million geothermal training grant for Unalaska sits 3 percent spent
Unalaska abandoned its Makushin geothermal project in May 2025, but a $2.5 million federal training grant tied to it remains open and largely unspent with only $75,000 spent so far.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read
A health center's request to Unalaska grew nearly six-fold in a year
A health center's grant request to Unalaska grew from $180,000 to more than $1 million in a year, pushing the city's grant program past its own guideline.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom 
Unalaska council ratifies a library internet contract three years late
Unalaska's library ran internet for three years on a contract the council never approved. The council ratified it Tuesday, 5-0, without discussion.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read
Unalaska council retroactively approves a three-year-old library internet contract
Unalaska City Council approved a five-year internet contract for the public library at $108,876 yearly, with federal E-Rate funding covering about half the cost.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read
Unalaska Council advances FY27 budget, certifies tax roll
Unalaska City Council advanced its fiscal year 2027 budget ordinance and certified the 2026 property tax roll at its May 26 meeting, though final vote outcomes were not confirmed in available materials.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 5mo ago1 min readUnalaska Council meets as city manages $50M fund, air travel crisis
Unalaska City Council meets Tuesday to manage a $50 million sustainability fund and address infrastructure needs in the remote Aleutian Islands fishing hub.
by Alaska News5mo ago1 min readUnalaska council to hear appeal in TSYS business dispute May 12
Unalaska City Council will hear a business appeal involving TSYS on May 12 at 6 p.m. at City Hall, with details available on the city website.
by Alaska News5mo ago1 min read