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Jared Griffin
29:40 - 29:58
“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.”
- Speaker
- Jared Griffin
- Timestamp
- 29:40 – 29:58
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kodiak
- Captured at
- July 2, 2026
From the transcript
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.
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