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Kodiak mayor breaks 3-3 council tie to advance $200,000 city lot sale
Kodiak Mayor Terry Haines broke a 3-3 City Council tie Thursday to advance the sale of a city lot near the airport to Kodiak Jacks LLC for $200,000. The company plans a two-story building at 2478 Selief Lane with six shops below and six apartments above. The council took up the sale this week.
The vote was on first reading only. A second reading and public hearing will come at the next regular or special meeting. The next regular meeting is Dec. 3. The purchase agreement ends if the sale is not in effect by Nov. 30. The lot returns to the city if the building is not approved for occupancy within seven years.
Djuna Davidson, Nick Mangini and Richard Walker voted yes. Sandra West, Charles Davidson and Jose Calderon voted no.
Kodiak Jacks applied in October 2025 and was the only complete applicant. An appraisal in the Nov. 12 council packet valued the 0.68-acre lot at $200,000. The city signed a purchase agreement with the company Aug. 7.
"We as a city do not have a plan on what we are going to do with our property," West said. She faulted the city's reliance on a 45-day newspaper notice for land sales and said she and Charles Davidson will seek a review of the city's land plan and sale process.
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Kodiak (Sun'aq) is a city on Kodiak Island, within the Kodiak Island Borough. It is home to a large commercial fishing fleet, seafood processing plants and Coast Guard Base Kodiak.
The city council and borough assembly decide on budgets, loans for water pipes, landfill rules for bears, parks fees, school building repairs and sites for housing. The floatplane base, bridges and roads such as Rezanof Drive draw recurring questions about repair and replacement.
Fisheries around the island include herring, scallops, rockfish and crab, and the Coast Guard presence shapes demand for housing. The Alaska Native corporation Koniag serves shareholders from the island, whose other communities include Port Lions, Old Harbor and Karluk.
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