Myron Naneng, president of the Bethel-based Association of Village Council Presidents, sends this note to Gov. Sean Parnell today:
Your recent lack of attendance in meeting President Obama when he arrived in Anchorage at Elmendorf Air Force base showed lack of concern for your constituents in rural Alaska, who have asked you to assist us in supporting our efforts to get a fishery disaster declared for Yukon River Chinook Salmon stocks.
As you represent us, even when we did not vote for Palin, whom you replaced, it shows that the attitude from the previous Governor has not changed in respect to being able to represent rural Alaska and its issues. We know that elections are upcoming for the "new" governor, but continued attitude and keeping some staff who have not been supportive of our issues and concerns, particularly ADF&G Commissioner Denby Lloyd, and it continues to be ongoing with your administration.
However, we thank you for having made the time to come to our convention, and our people in the villages are still learning of your mode of administration. Don't let your political beliefs get in the way of representing rural Alaska, as we know you have hired people who have reflected that attitude thru their past representation in their political offices.
Have any of your rural subcabinet members travelled to Bethel and to our surrounding villages to see what the issues are in a region where we have more people and villages? To date, none. Really shows concern for a region that has many villages and issues, when the State of Alaska has always stated that they are responsible for many things in villages thru out the State.
Quyana.
Myron Naneng
Related:
-- News - 'On the quest to improve village life' (Alaska Dispatch)
-- Opinion - 'Parnell errs by snubbing Obama' (News-Miner)
-- Opinion - 'Parnell keeps his word when Obama stops in Alaska' (Juneau Empire)
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