Jeff Woods
Assembly Member · Kodiak Island Borough Assembly
12 articles · 9 transcripts · 8 clips
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
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Kodiak makes public why election winner Jeremy Williamson hasn't been sworn in
Kodiak's assembly released the legal opinion behind why winner Jeremy Williamson hasn't been sworn in: borough contract holders can't be seated, it says.
Kodiak Assembly certifies election, swears in three as fourth winner waits
Kodiak certified its election and swore in three Assembly members. A fourth winner hasn't been seated yet, and two incumbents lost their seats.
Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approves $4.2 million hospital chiller replacement
“they literally can't get parts of that building cool enough for the comfort of delivering mothers”
Kodiak Island Borough plans bear hazing at landfill Monday as bear reaches resident's door
A Kodiak resident says a brown bear had its paws on his front door Wednesday night. Fish and Game and troopers plan to haze bears out of the landfill Monday.
Kodiak Assembly member says Navy would back grid funding bid tied to Spruce Cape project
A classified Navy project at Spruce Cape could use 70% of Kodiak's power, an Assembly member says, and the Navy may back a grid funding bid.
One black rockfish a day in Kodiak and Afognak waters
“there's some additional restrictions is particularly boats coming from Seward and Homer, uh, fishing North Sofognac very aggressively”
Kodiak rockfish rules now cap single-species harvest, push anglers to deeper water
Kodiak sport anglers now face species-specific rockfish caps through year-end, limiting black rockfish to two per day, pushing them to fish deeper water as stocks decline from charter pressure.
Kodiak's nonprofits need more than the borough can give
Kodiak nonprofits asked for far more than the $270K the borough has to give — with the biggest shortfall in the fund that helps keep a homeless shelter open year-round.
Kodiak Borough assembly scheduled to introduce marijuana tax measure for October ballot
“Biggest item for me is what is being proposed currently, that any potential revenue be used strictly for public benefit, for projects, services, and grants that promote health, safety, and well-being, like education, housing stability, reentry, recovery. Childcare, and quality of life for borough residents. That's where we're coming from here. We currently do not collect a tax for marijuana.”
Kodiak eyes 3% marijuana tax
“Biggest item for me is what is being proposed currently, that any potential revenue be used strictly for public benefit, for projects, services, and grants that promote health, safety, and well-being, like education, housing stability, reentry, recovery. Childcare, and quality of life for borough residents.”
Kodiak Borough weighs tax on recreational harvest
“Sitka currently has a fish box tax where they levy $10 a box for seafood leaving the Sitka Borough. We have a much larger natural resource extraction footprint than Sitka does, I would wager to say.”
Kodiak Assembly weighs new revenue and unlocks unused savings
“Fish and Game information indicates that roughly 74% of the deer harvested in the Kodiak Island Borough are harvested by people who do not live in the Kodiak Island Borough.”
