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Kodiak planning commission set to decide Oct. 21 on Beaver Lake land sale
Kodiak's planners still say keep the Beaver Lake land as open space. The commission punted in September, decides Oct. 21, and said no to a similar sale in 2019.
by Walter AlaskaNews44m ago2 min read
Kodiak Assembly to weigh $300,000 for landfill fence after state says bears are getting in
Kodiak's landfill bear fence is no longer effective, state wildlife officials told the borough. The Assembly takes up $300,000 for a perimeter fence Thursday.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min read
Board of Fisheries to weigh closing Homer Spit waters to commercial fishing
Two Board of Fisheries proposals would push commercial fishing back from the Homer Spit, by half a mile or a full mile. The board decides in Seward in December.
by Alaska News2d ago1 min read
Kodiak parks board to weigh three first projects from new master plan
Kodiak Parks and Recreation will discuss three potential first projects from the city's new master plan at a Tuesday board meeting, focusing resources on one rather than spreading them thin.
by Alaska News3d ago1 min read
Kodiak Island Borough tax payments due Thursday; mailed payments should be hand canceled
Mailing your Kodiak property tax payment? Get it hand canceled. Postmarks now show where mail is processed, not when you dropped it off. Due Thursday.
by Alaska News3d ago1 min read
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.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
Kodiak's projected deficit shrinks to about $94,000 at year end
Kodiak closed fiscal 2026 with a $94,000 general fund shortfall after a $1.14 million transfer from investment earnings reduced what had been a projected $3 million deficit.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
Kodiak's two council members on the city investment committee are both leaving the council
Two departing Kodiak City Council members leave both seats open on the investment committee that oversees the city's $48.5 million portfolio, with the mayor to appoint replacements by Oct. 26.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min read
Kodiak resident says city seeks 506% more tax from auto shop than Highmark Marine paid
A Kodiak resident told the council the city wants 506% more tax from a local auto shop than Highmark Marine paid. Her comparison couldn't be checked.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
Trawl groups ask fishery council to shrink Steller sea lion closures; conservation groups object
Trawlers want the North Pacific council to shrink Steller sea lion fishing closures, citing fuel and safety. Conservation groups and a tribal commission object.
by Bill AlaskaNews5d ago2 min read
Unofficial Kodiak Island Borough election results posted, canvass set for Oct. 14
Kodiak Island Borough posted unofficial election results Oct. 6, with 742 ballots still uncounted and a six-vote gap in the Assembly race before the Oct. 14 canvass.
by Alaska News6d ago1 min read
Kodiak Electric signs 20-year contract to upgrade energy systems at Coast Guard Base Kodiak
The Coast Guard's Kodiak base signed up the local electric co-op for a 20-year energy upgrade deal, with $2 million to start. Shutdowns already delayed it.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago1 min read
Kreiss-Tomkins leads governor money race as outside groups raise $3.15 million
Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins raised $4.28 million for governor, more than triple the cash on hand of any Republican opponent, as outside groups poured $3.15 million into the race.
by Alaska News1w ago4 min read
Election Day across Alaska: Where voters choose local leaders, ballot questions
Alaskans vote Tuesday for local officials and ballot measures across 22 municipalities and regional school districts. • Juneau decides three tax propositions; North Slope Borough has 11 bond measures totaling $1.55 billion. • Polling times and methods vary by community; check your local clerk's office for details.
by Alaska News1w ago5 min read
Kodiak Island Borough Assembly to weigh renewing five boards, one idle since 2022
Kodiak's Emergency Services Council, which can declare local disasters, hasn't met since 2022. The Assembly decides Oct. 15 whether to keep it.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Kodiak Island Borough Assembly to vote on $4.2 million hospital chiller contracts
Kodiak Island Borough Assembly votes Thursday on four contracts totaling $4.2 million to replace the hospital chiller, with federal funding covering $3.8 million and the borough paying the rest.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Live Alaska local results: Fairbanks, Kodiak and Wasilla report first totals
Fairbanks Assembly Seat D is separated by 123 votes, Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly by 16 and Kodiak Island Borough Assembly by six.
by Alaska News6d ago11 min read
Coast Guard hoists ship captain 58 miles south of Adak with Air Guard help
The Coast Guard and Alaska Air National Guard flew more than 1,000 miles to pull an ailing master off a container ship near Adak and get him to Anchorage.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Kodiak waste board passes bear resolution after softening its wording
Kodiak's waste board approved a bear management resolution Sept. 9, softening it from a directive to a recommendation as the landfill stays out of compliance with state rules.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Kodiak review board to take up final North Star Elementary roof plans
Kodiak's review board meets Thursday on final plans to replace the roof of the former North Star Elementary School, listed at $4.1 million, with the building, now partly leased for a preschool, staying occupied.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Kodiak emergency planning committee to consider hazardous materials goals and a draft emergency operations plan
Kodiak's emergency planning committee meets Oct. 9 on hazmat response goals and whether to recommend a draft emergency operations plan to the city and borough.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Kodiak invests $10 million and uses transfers to shrink $1.7 million General Fund shortfall
Kodiak put $10 million into bonds and T-bills and used transfers to shrink a $1.7 million budget hole to about $95,000. Council reviews it Thursday.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Kodiak council takes up $5.6 million in state loans for Aleutian Homes pipes
Kodiak City Council takes first reading Thursday on two ordinances to borrow $5.6 million in state funds for replacing 70-year-old water and sewer pipes in Aleutian Homes.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Koniag shareholders to meet in Anchorage with three board seats up
Koniag shareholders vote on three board seats Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Dena'ina Civic Center in Anchorage, with livestream available online.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Koniag to pay $1,200 Elder Benefit to original shareholders 62 and older Oct. 9
Koniag will pay $1,200 to original shareholders 62 and older on Oct. 9, its fall Elder Benefit. The benefit began in 2018; a spring payment was added in 2024.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Anchorage joint venture wins $4.7M Chicago facilities management deal
An Anchorage joint venture won a $4.7 million federal contract to manage a Chicago Social Security building, one of 37 awards the partnership has landed since October 2025.
by Melinda Communities.News1w ago2 min read
Anchorage's Koman firms win $37.6 million in Border Protection contracts
Two Anchorage companies owned by Natives of Kodiak Inc. won $37.6 million in Border Protection contracts for plant eradication and kennel facility work.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Tustumena replacement ferry gets $32.3 million more in federal funding
The Tustumena's planned replacement picked up $32.3 million more in federal money. The low bid ran $49 million over budget, and Kodiak faces a ferry gap.
by Melinda Communities.News1w ago2 min read
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.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Kodiak Assembly member says Navy would back grid funding bid tied to Spruce Cape project
A classified Navy project at Spruce Cape could use 70% of Kodiak's power, an Assembly member says, and the Navy may back a grid funding bid.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Kodiak City Council meets in closed session to discuss potential litigation
odiak's City Council met in closed session with its attorney about a potential claim involving a former employee. Details weren't discussed in public.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Kodiak school board accepts superintendent's resignation less than three months into his tenure
Kodiak's school superintendent is out less than three months into the job. The board accepted Dan Brigman's resignation and hasn't said why.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Maximum SNAP food benefits in Alaska rise about 1.6% starting Thursday, with rural areas highest
Alaska's SNAP maximums rise about 1.6% Thursday. A rural family of four can now get up to $2,027 a month, though actual benefits depend on income.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read
Kodiak borough weighs $70,919 off-road rescue vehicle for Womens Bay firefighters
Womens Bay's volunteer firefighters have been riding their own ATVs to off-road calls. The borough may buy them a $70,919 side-by-side with a pump and a plow.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Chignik District red sea cucumber divers get first fishing period Sept. 30 to Oct. 7
Chignik District red sea cucumber divers get their first week of the season starting Wednesday, under a 15,000-pound cap for the whole season.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Kodiak Middle School breakfast jumps from 11 students a day to 127 with grab-and-go meals
Kodiak Middle School cut the breakfast line, handed out grab-and-go meals and brought back strawberry milk. Daily breakfast went from 11 kids to 127.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Trawl meeting in Anchorage Oct. 16 will take no remote testimony
Fishery managers will spend a day in Anchorage on trawl nets touching the seafloor. No votes, no remote testimony, and written comments close Oct. 9.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Kodiak holds off on selling historic Griffin Memorial Hospital as museums seek a lease
Kodiak's 1938 Griffin Memorial Hospital has two suitors: a church that wants to buy it and two museums that want to lease it. The city isn't selling, for now.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Coast Guard orders $315 million fuel pier and cutter berths at Base Kodiak
The Coast Guard has now ordered about $458 million in new work at Base Kodiak this year, led by a $315 million fuel pier and berths for its biggest cutters.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Coast Guard awards $36.4 million to repair industrial facility at Base Ketchikan
The Coast Guard is spending $36.4 million to repair a building at Base Ketchikan, the borough's biggest federal contract this year by a wide margin.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read