January 20, 2015 JUNEAU - Governor Bill Walker and Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott today released the Transition Team Conference reports to the public via the Governor’s website (link below). A common theme among the 17 working groups is a call for an open, accountable and participatory government.
More than 250 Alaskans were charged with identifying and agreeing upon the top five priorities in 17 categories during a two-day conference held in Anchorage in late November. Each working group was comprised of a diverse body of individuals representing a wide range of expertise and opinions. Their goal was to work together not only on priorities, but also to identify barriers to success and actions that could be taken to address those barriers.
* Link to Transition Report: http://gov.alaska.gov/Walker/transition-2014.html
* The Fisheries Transition team was not allowed to address allocation issues (eg bycatch).
* ALFA's Executive Director, Linda Behnken, served on the Fisheries Transition Team.