City of Valdez

📰⚡NEWS FLASH JUST IN⚡📰 Valdez by the Numbers 2025 Report is here!📊 While 2024 brought economic challenges across seafood, tourism, and workforce trends, new data shows recovery ahead. Cruise arrivals, seafood harvests, and oil jobs are all trending up. 📈 🔗 Read the full report at https://lnkd.in/gUSxe3Cu Special thanks to Martha Barberio, City of Valdez Economic Development Director, for her work on this report.

🏔️🌊Want a job with mountains out your window and the ocean at your feet? The City of Valdez is hiring! If you ever dreamed of a job where you can kayak to work, go skiing on your lunch break, or go fishing- right from town- after work, Valdez is calling YOU! Live where you work. Play where you live. Valdez 🏂🛶🥾🎣 Hiring Now: *Police Officer *Animal Shelter Attendant *Recreation Team Member *Harbor Office Tech *Fitness Instructor *Ski Hill Supervisor *Ski Hill Attendant *Ski/Snowboard Instructor Learn more about our exciting career opportunities👉https://lnkd.in/g49aQgWc

📊 Have Your Say in the 2026 City Budget The City of Valdez invites residents to participate in the public hearing for the 2026 City Budget on Tuesday, November 18 at 6:00 PM in Council Chambers. This is your chance to share feedback before Council considers final budget adoption in early December. The City’s annual budget guides how resources are invested in public safety, infrastructure, recreation, and community services that benefit everyone who calls Valdez home. 🤓Read the City of Valdez 2026 Budget Adoption Ledger 👉https://bit.ly/47GtagS

Gobble up the latest City of Valdez news, highlights, and meetings & events: https://lnkd.in/g2W4jE-3 We've stuffed the turkey full this month: 🥶 Energy Assistance Program is OPEN! 🎉 Celebrating National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week 🤝 COV's Commitment to Community 🚛 Big Machines. Big Safety. Keeping Kids Safe this Winter ❄️ Departments Prep for Winter 🦺 Building a Culture of Safety & Preparedness 🛍️ Help Fill Shelves this Holiday Season 🥳 Celebrating Staff Milestones & Saying Goodbye ➕ Council Updates, Important Dates, and More!! 📩Want to subscribe and send this to your personal inbox, too? Sign up to get monthly updates via email or text! Subscribe here▶️https://bit.ly/COV-news

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OLD DYNAMITE SAFELY REMOVED FROM VALDEZ RESIDENCE VALDEZ, ALASKA (October 30, 2025) Today, at approximately 3:00 p.m., the Valdez Police Department Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team, assisted by state and federal EOD personnel, responded to a residence at 148 Dadina Street after old dynamite was discovered by a person authorized to clean out the property. The dynamite was determined to be in a degraded condition and unsafe to move. As a safety precaution, all individuals in nearby residences were notified of the potential hazard and asked to temporarily vacate the area while the operation was conducted. Valdez Fire and EMS were placed on standby for the duration of the response. By 6:00 p.m., the dynamite was safely disposed of, and residents were cleared to return to their homes. The City of Valdez thanks all responding agencies for their quick, coordinated work to ensure the safety of the community. ### View this News Release: https://bit.ly/49AkuJY View all News Releases: www.valdezak.gov/pio Photo credit | Sgt. Chad Clements, Valdez Police Department #Police #NewsRelease #ValdezAlaska #PublicSafety

📊 City of Valdez 2026 Budget Process Nears Completion The City of Valdez budget season is winding down this week! Four final City Council budget work sessions are scheduled for October 27–30, as Council reviews the remaining departmental and organizational budgets before the public hearing on November 18. All work sessions begin at 6:00 PM and are open to the public (note: public comment on the budget will be heard at the Nov. 18 hearing). 🗓️ Budget Work Session Schedule: ✅ Oct. 27: Museum, VCVB, VFDA, CSO Events & Administration ✅ Oct. 28: Facilities, Fleet & Infrastructure, Major Equipment & Projects ✅ Oct. 29: Education, Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services, Emergency Services ✅ Oct. 30: Ports & Harbors, Reserves & Budget Wrap-Up Learn more and download the agenda packets at 👉 www.valdezak.gov/agendas #PublicEngagement #MunicipalBudget #LocalGovernment #ValdezAlaska

🚛🦺Big Machines. Big Safety: Public Works teaches kids how to be snow smart and safe this winter! The City of Valdez Public Works team visited Hermon Hutchens Elementary School to teach students how to stay safe around snow removal equipment. Kids learned about loaders, graders, and winter safety—helping them stay alert and confident when the snow starts to fall. ❄️ VALDEZ CITY SCHOOLS | Valdez City School District | John Witte | Danae Gilfillan | nathan gilfillan

Today, we join communities across Alaska in celebrating 🎉Indigenous Peoples’ Day, held each year on the second Monday of October. Alaska was the second state—after North Dakota—to officially recognize this important day in 2015. This day honors and celebrates the rich history, traditions, and ongoing contributions of Alaska’s Indigenous peoples — including the Sugpiaq people, whose ancestral lands include the place we now call Valdez. Here in Valdez, we celebrate this connection through Nayurluku Park (Neigh-og-lou-goo), the Sugcestun name meaning “to guard” or “keep safe.” Chosen with consultation by Sugpiaq members, the name reflects a shared respect for the land and those who have protected it for generations. 💙🩵 📍Visit Nayurluku Park: https://lnkd.in/g-Pq5HiW #IndigenousPeoplesDay #NayurlukuPark #ValdezAK #SugpiaqHeritage

📢 City of Valdez Council Proclamations – October 7, 2025 📢 Last night, the Valdez City Council issued three proclamations recognizing important contributions and awareness initiatives in our community: 🚞 Premier Alaska Tours – 30 Years of Service to Valdez Council recognized Premier Alaska Tours for “30 years of service and invaluable contributions to the tourism industry and the community of Valdez.” Dontae McFalls, Premier Tour Operations Manager, accepted the proclamation on behalf of Premier Alaska. 💜 October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month Joined by members of Advocates for Victims of Violence, Executive Director Rowena Palomar spoke about the organization’s continued support for survivors. As the proclamation states, “All people have the right to live with respect and dignity and free from fear.” 🔥 Fire Prevention Week: “Charge Into Fire Safety—Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home” With Lt. Bryan Vincent, Engineer Erick Garcia, and volunteer Ben Rush of the Valdez Fire Department present, Council emphasized this year’s theme, reminding residents to “buy only UL-listed products, charge batteries safely, and recycle them responsibly to prevent battery-related fires.” As a community, we can work together to enhance community safety and wellness, and celebrate the special partnerships that make us stronger💙🩵🤍 #CityofValdez #ValdezAlaska #ValdezCityCouncil #Proclamation #CommunityMatters #DVAM2025 #FirePreventionWeek #PremierAlaskaTours Premier Alaska Tours, Inc. | Colleen Stephens | Dontae McFalls | ADVOCATES FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE INCORPORATED | Kerra Apolo | Merreley Donohue | Bryan Vincent, ASP

Update from the City Manager's Desk🗣️ Earlier today, City Manager Nathan Duval shared an update on how the current Federal Government shutdown may affect Essential Air Service flights and our community at large. His comment is below.⬇️ "The City received the notice of the lapse in funding for the Essential Air Service Program this morning and immediately contacted Reeve Air, our contracted carrier. Presently, and for the near term, Reeve does not anticipate any disruption in service for our essential air service route. We are in communication with officials in Washington, D.C., but there are still a number of unknowns at this time.  Fortunately, we have a solid carrier who intends to do their best for our community; we also have access to the road system. If the situation were to worsen, we at least have a backup option that many communities in Alaska, which receive this subsidy, do not have.  We continue to monitor the shutdown for all other impacts, especially as they relate to our community members employed by the federal government. On Tuesday, the City Council will vote on a resolution affording some relief to those directly impacted by the shutdown or furloughs to ensure they don’t incur any late fees or penalties related to City billing items." #ValdezAlaska #EssentialAirService #GovernmentShutdown Martha Barberio REEVE AIR ALASKA, LLC