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Unalaska’s 2023 city council candidates forum: Seat B

KUCB | By Theo Greenly
Published September 15, 2023 at 3:54 PM AKDT

There are two city council seats up for grabs in Unalaska’s 2023 Municipal Election.

Brenda Baker is challenging incumbent Thomas Bell for Seat B, and Anthony Longo is running against incumbent Dennis Robinson for Seat E.

In part one of KUCB's candidates forum on Thursday night, Baker and Bell discussed the community’s biggest issues.

Take a listen above, and you can also find more information on the Oct. 3 election here.

KUCB will rebroadcast the forums back-to-back on Friday, Sept. 22 at noon and Saturday, Sept 23 at 4 p.m. over local radio and Channel 8 TV.

And starting Oct. 1 we will run the forums every night at 7 p.m. until Election Day on Channel 8.
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Theo Greenly
Theo Greenly reports from the Aleutians as a Report for America corps member. He got his start in public radio at KCRW in Santa Monica, California, and has produced radio stories and podcasts for stations around the country.
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