Jared Griffin
Mayor · Kodiak Island Borough
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Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
Jared Griffin is the Mayor of the Kodiak Island Borough in Alaska, listed in the borough’s official staff directory with the Mayor’s Office contact number and borough contact information.
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Kodiak Assembly certifies election, swears in three as fourth winner waits
“a valued colleague”
Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approves $4.2 million hospital chiller replacement
Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approved $4.2 million in contracts to replace the failing chiller at Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center.
Kodiak Assembly member asks for monthly short-term rental counts, citing Coast Guard housing crunch
Kodiak's borough counts about 165 short-term rentals, same as last year. One Assembly member wants monthly updates as Coast Guard growth squeezes housing.
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
“the over $300 million in dock and waterfront investment that's moving forward at Base Kodiak”
Alaska takes final 2026 public input Wednesday on child care grant rules
“25% Of childcare facilities have closed in Alaska in the past 5 years.”
Four of seven Kodiak Assembly seats are on the Oct. 6 ballot
Four of the seven Kodiak Island Borough Assembly seats are on the Oct. 6 ballot, all elected borough-wide. Early voting runs Sept. 21 to Oct. 5.
Kodiak names a third person to run the borough when the top two are out
Kodiak Island Borough now has a third person in line to run it. He gets his first turn in December, when everyone above him is at a conference.
Riding a defense boom, Kodiak looks to send a member to D.C. for funds
Amid a defense boom — icebreakers, a Coast Guard base and missile-defense launches — Kodiak is moving to send a member to D.C. for infrastructure money.
Four candidates interview for Kodiak Island Borough Assembly vacancy
“The Assembly can consult and take a vote. Recommend you stay around if you can. But the Assembly might also decide to postpone the vote until next week, and we have to decide before this time next week anyway.”
Kodiak plans September DC lobbying trip as defense program bid fails again
“now that there's like $150 billion at stake, that we might be able to, plus, you know, plus the billions in the defense communities program. I'm not going on one trip and I'm going to add in a DC lobbying trip because I think they're thinking about us and they need to keep thinking about us.”
Kodiak Borough advances marijuana excise tax to public hearing on 4-1 vote
“Ms. Roberts, would you— if you have that statute, would you want to amend that line to maybe just insert that statute as a parenthetical? I think that is a good idea to specify, especially since that was brought up in citizens' comments.”
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 is shrinking and greying, even as the rest of Alaska grows
“The pace of outmigration appears to be slowing, but over the past 5 years, our borough saw nearly 1,000 residents leave. And it was a net loss of about 650 residents when you consider births and, you know, people moving in.”
Departing Kodiak assemblyman warns: prepare for the Coast Guard boom
Kodiak Assemblyman Dave Johnson resigned with a warning to prepare for incoming Coast Guard icebreakers and fix housing. The Assembly will appoint his replacement July 16.
Kodiak Assembly weighs new revenue and unlocks unused savings
“this and the next item that we are going to be looking at is about kind of like diversifying, not necessarily expanding, but, right, but diversifying our financial foundation, you know.”
Kodiak Borough advances FY27 budget with 8.91 mill rate to hearing
Kodiak Borough Assembly voted unanimously Wednesday to hold the property tax rate at 8.91 mills, a decision that keeps the rate flat but will result in higher tax bills for most homeowners as assessed property values increase.
Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approves $13.8M for schools, $836K below district request
Assembly approved 13.7 million dollars for schools, 836 thousand less than requested. • District already cut 2.7 million and warned more cuts mean losing aides, nurses, and counselors. • Federal COVID aid and education grants have ended, leaving borough to fill the gap. • State funding unlikely to improve until Alaska depletes its constitutional budget reserve.
Kodiak Borough Lands Committee develops framework to streamline land disposal
“The framework that I've been thinking of is kind of a three-part framework where we look at— we look at parcels that are most ready for disposal now, parcels that may be suitable for disposal after additional work, and then parcels that we want to hold on to for potential future public purpose or planning or infrastructure.”
