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Carl Andrew
Fuel usage at the community's power plant spiked following severe damage from ex-Typhoon Halong. Now, the power utility is searching for a way to pay back an emergency fuel loan needed to make ends meet until spring.
Mikayla Finnerty
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Alaska Public Media
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The virtual meeting has been added to a calendar of in-person meetings in communities around Southeast. -
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