Michael Martin
22:15 - 23:11
“The one thing that I have brought to the development since I entered into the picture back around 2019-2020 and took over as the developer and manager overseeing the development is to go back to more of that traditional Kodiak model. I did not like the original 2-acre design that was originally envisioned by the previous project developer. And so fortunately, things have, you know, moved in a way that it makes more sense for us to try to go back to that more traditional style lot layout and zoning.”
- Speaker
- Michael Martin
- Timestamp
- 22:15 – 23:11
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kodiak Island Borough
- Captured at
- July 8, 2026
From the transcript
It's not a very large creek, but it does have a little bit. And as someone whose family has been here since 1952, not quite as long as some, but, you know, enough to be very appreciative and very much someone who has always valued the unique and pristine nature of this island. The one thing that I have brought to the development since I entered into the picture back around 2019-2020 and took over as the developer and manager overseeing the development is to go back to more of that traditional Kodiak model. I did not like the original 2-acre design that was originally envisioned by the previous project developer. And so fortunately, things have, you know, moved in a way that it makes more sense for us to try to go back to that more traditional style lot layout and zoning.
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