Governor's office suspends town hall meetings

A series of town hall meetings hosted by Gov. Mike Dunleavy on the Kenai Peninsula this week have been suspended, according to the Office of the Governor.

Dunleavy was scheduled to appear in Kenai, Seward and Homer. Instead, Dunleavy focus monitoring the threat of coronavirus.

“We plan to continue these important conversations with local governments, school districts, businesses, tribes, and non-profits around Alaska by telephonic means, as well as Facebook town halls, until such time as we can resume travel to communities,” Dunleavy said. “My administration has been closely monitoring the novel coronavirus outbreak since mid-January and are well-prepared with strong protocols should we see any cases come to Alaska. The health, safety, and welfare of Alaskans remains my number one priority. We’re going to work together as Alaskans — we pull together during times like this.”

Dunleavy made an appearance at Chugiak High School earlier this month.

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