Skaflestad, Kenny "Kenny Karl"

Mayor Kenneth K. Skaflestad presided over a packed Hoonah City Council meeting on the community's methamphetamine and opioid problems, the largest council turnout since 2015, and worked with a Hoonah resident to establish a citizen-led task force on substance abuse.

February 2, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Served as the City of Hoonah's public works director in addition to his elected service as mayor and city councilor, and worked in civil construction as a heavy equipment operator and as a commercial power troller.

September 24, 2020

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Completed his service as Mayor of the City of Hoonah, an elected three-year at-large position that serves as the city's chief administrator, having earlier served as a member of the Hoonah City Council.

March 5, 2018

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Served two terms on the Hoonah City Council and founded Alaska Hubzone, a non-profit corporation serving rural Alaska communities; he also helped establish a short-term Hoonah Chamber of Commerce, the Citizen's Community Support Team, and the Hoonah Citizen's Task Force.

February 27, 2018

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As a Huna Totem Corporation shareholder during the City of Hoonah's cruise-ship dock siting dispute, Skaflestad opposed placing the dock at Icy Strait Point and backed a multi-purpose dock closer to downtown Hoonah; he took office as Mayor of Hoonah in 2014 after the council turned over.

August 13, 2015

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