
Jared Griffin
29:18 - 29:37
"the state released new demographic estimates yesterday. So I took a look at them, and there's a really— there's some really interesting things in there that I think will help guide what we do."
“the state released new demographic estimates yesterday. So I took a look at them, and there's a really— there's some really interesting things in there that I think will help guide what we do.”
And so I'm not done yet. That brings me to— so the state released new demographic estimates yesterday. So I took a look at them, and there's a really— there's some really interesting things in there that I think will help guide what we do.
State demographic estimates released July 1 show Kodiak Island Borough shed nearly 1,000 residents to outmigration over five years, with young children declining sharply and residents in their 70s surging by 200. Mayor Griffin called the shifts significant planning signals as the borough prepares to launch a long-delayed strategic planning process.

The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly voted 6-0 Thursday to award a janitorial services contract to J&R Cleaning Service, a company connected to a borough employee, after the borough manager denied a formal protest from the losing bidder and the assembly debated whether the procurement process was sound.
