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Cold Bay, AK town hall & government

Cold Bay spent $572,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $4,469 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cold Bay's government.

Town budget

Where Cold Bay's money goes

Spent
$572,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,469
typical Alaska cities: $9,984
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$175,00031%
Administration & buildings
$87,00015%
Housing & development
$30,0005%
Sewer & trash
$28,0005%
Water & other utilities
$20,0003%
Parks & libraries
$17,0003%
Health & welfare
$8,0001%
Other
$207,00036%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 23%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Interest, fines & other 20%
  • From other local governments 16%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Sales taxes 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Cold Bay

Full-time staff
2
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$73,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Aleutians East Borough School District

Cold Bay's K–12 school district, shared with Akutan, False Pass, King Cove and Sand Point. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$54,410
Alaska: $21,070
Students
205
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Alaska districts overall: 24% local, 55% state, 21% federal

  • Local 15%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 36%

Of the $54,410 per pupil, $23,785 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Local

Contact Cold Bay's government

🏛️ Official websitecoldbay.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cold Bay →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cold Bay

Cold Bay is represented in Congress by Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Representative Nicholas J. Begich III. Mike Dunleavy is governor.

All of Cold Bay's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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