UA Coop Extension Services in Sitka and Anchorage set for closure

State budget cuts are hitting home. The Anchorage and Sitka offices of the University of Alaska Cooperative Extension Service are slated for closure by the end of October. UAF spokesperson Marmion Grimes said the closures reflect severe reductions in state funding.
“The cooperative extension service statewide, needs to cut about a million dollars from its budget next year,” Grimes said. You know, like other units throughout the university, they are looking a a pretty steep reduction