My name is Frank Kelty and I am running for Unalaska City Council Seat G; I have lived and worked in Alaska for 45 years.  My wife Nancy and I have been married 33 years and we have one daughter, Joanne, who is a graduate of Unalaska City High School.  We also have three beautiful granddaughters who attend school in Unalaska.

During my working career, I spent 30 years working in the Alaska seafood industry with two shorebase companies in Unalaska.   In December of 2000, I left the seafood industry to work full-time for the City of Unalaska as their Resource Analyst, and I will be retiring from that position on September 30^th of this year. I have many years of experience in City government and have served on a whole host of boards and commissions both locally and statewide

I served as a Unalaska City Council member for 8 years and was elected Mayor of Unalaska in 1991, and was reelected three times. During my ten years as mayor, I was a strong proponent of quality of life projects in the community.  The projects completed included city hall, PCR facility, museum, library, public works facility, road paving, financial support for a new community medical facility, ports and harbor expansions, and community parks.

If elected, the community will have Councilman who will hit the ground running.  You’ll have a Councilman with the experience and knowledge to ask the tough questions and I will certainly be engaged in the debate and discussion of the issues at hand. Most importantly I will listen to the public and what their concerns are.  If elected, I will continue to monitor fisheries issues. I’m a fish first guy, and I believe that fisheries are the economic engine of this community and we should continue to support and assist the seafood industry that is the life blood of Unalaska. The importance of the fisheries resources are also vital to the local residents who participate in subsistence and sports fish activities.   

I will continue to support quality of life issues in the community.  Included in that would be strong support for the Unalaska City School District.  We also have a whole host of other concerns in the community that need to be addressed such affordable housing and what role can the City can play to assist in housing starts, Unalaska Marine Center upgrades, and continued support for road paving projects. Also high on my list is looking into alternative energy projects and what role can the City can have in assisting in technology upgrades for the community.  

As many of you know I have been a dedicated community member who has been an advocate for Unalaska for many years; and I hope to continue to serve Unalaska as a City Councilman. I would ask for your support, and encourage everyone to vote on Tuesday October 6^th 2015.

Thank you.