Facilities, Utilities,
Schools and Health Care
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Water is derived from a well and infiltration gallery,
is treated and stored in a 212,000-gal. tank, then piped
throughout the community. A gravity piped sewer system
also serves most households. Most occupied homes have
complete plumbing. However, several homes have failed
plumbing and haul water and honeybuckets. The City collects
refuse and maintains the landfill. The traditional council
operates the washeteria.
Electricity is provided by AVEC.
There is one school located in the community, attended
by 191 students.
Local hospitals or health clinics include Toksook
Bay Health Clinic. Auxiliary health care is provided
by YKHC Sub-Regional Clinic construction will begin
in the summer of 2003.
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Economy and Transportation
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Commercial fishing, the school, City and Tribal Council
are the primary income producers. Subsistence activities
supplement income and provide essential food sources. 93
residents hold commercial fishing permits for herring roe
and salmon net fisheries. Coastal Villages Seafood, Inc.,
processes halibut and salmon in Toksook.
A State-owned 1,788' gravel airstrip provides scheduled and chartered service
year-round. Major airport improvements are currently underway which should
be finished by the Fall of 2003. Fishing boats, skiffs, snow machines and
ATVs are used by residents for local travel. Winter trails, with markers,
exists to Nightmute (20 mi.); Tununak (8 mi.); Newtok (40 mi.); and Chefornak
(50 mi.). There are no docking facilities, but boat haul-out services are
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Organizations with
Local Offices
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City - City of Toksook Bay, P.O. Box 37008, Toksook Bay,
AK 99637, Phone 907-427-7613, Fax 907-427-7811, E-mail: ook99637@yahoo.com,
Web: http://www.toksookbayalaska.com
Housing Authority - AVCP Regional Housing Authority, P.O. Box 767, Bethel,
AK 99559, Phone 907-543-3121, Fax (907) 543-4020
Village Corporation - Nunakauiak Yupik Corporation, PO Box 37068, Toksook
Bay, AK 99637, Phone 907-427-7929, Fax 907-427-7612
Village Council - Nunakauyak Traditional Council, P.O. Box 37048, Toksook
Bay, AK 99637, Phone 907-427-7114, Fax 907-427-7714, E-mail: toksookbay@aitc.org |
School District - Lower Kuskokwim Schools, P.O. Box 305,
Bethel, AK 99559-0305, Phone 907-543-4800, Fax 907-543-4904,
E-mail: bill_ferguson@lksd.org,
Web: http://www.lksd.org
Regional Native Corporation - Calista Corporation, 301 Calista Court, Suite
A, Anchorage, AK 99518-3028, Phone 907-279-5516, Fax 907-272-5060, E-mail: calista@calistacorp.com,
Web: http://www.calistacorp.com/
Regional Development - Lower Kuskokwim Ec. Dev. Coun., P.O. Box 2021, Bethel,
AK 99559, Phone 907-543-5967, Fax 907-543-3130, E-mail: carl_berger@ddc-alaska.org
CDQ Group - Coastal Villages Region Fund, 711 H Street, Suite 200, Anchorage,
AK 99501-3461, Phone 907-278-5151, Fax 907-278-5150, E-mail: morgen_c@coastalvillages.org,
Web: http://www.coastalvillages.org/ |
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