Municipal government of Cordova, Alaska (Prince William Sound). City Council, Planning Commission.
City Hall, 601 1st St, Cordova, AK 99574
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Miles Smith
“Our sales tax, including surtaxes, is looking at about $250,000 less than where we were this time last year.”Cordova: August 5, 2026, Public Hearing & Council Meeting · Aug 5, 2026
Miles Smith
“Zero. So we put it out to contractors, we're notifying, um, places in Anchorage. We've talked to Kodiak to get better because they did a bear biz recently.”Cordova: August 5, 2026, Public Hearing & Council Meeting · Aug 5, 2026
Miles Smith
“Talked about a few things. We are gonna— we have the new dumpster truck is finally here, or will finally be here Friday. And then we'll use residential.”Cordova: August 5, 2026, Public Hearing & Council Meeting · Aug 5, 2026
Miles Smith
“I will say that I I don't think it's going to make a difference because I think that the rentals are not necessarily businesses renting skiffs to people. I think it's with a business license renting a skiff. I don't think that's what you're seeing.”Cordova: August 5, 2026, Public Hearing & Council Meeting · Aug 5, 2026
Miles Smith
“Can we call the people here? What is the timeline for the fence? It's out for RFP again. We didn't get an engineer.”Cordova: August 5, 2026, Public Hearing & Council Meeting · Aug 5, 2026
Miles Smith
“So what are we going to do about it? Because it's a problem that the city has made. Now the city has to fix it.”Cordova: August 5, 2026, Public Hearing & Council Meeting · Aug 5, 2026
Cordova's road-safety plan could unlock federal money to fix its streets
Cordova posted a draft roadway safety plan that, once finished, makes the city eligible for federal safety grants. Public comment is open through Sept. 1.
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Cordova turns to posted notices after local newspaper closes
Cordova posted 2025 tax foreclosure notices in four public locations, saying the local newspaper is no longer in circulation — though The Cordova Times still publishes online.
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How Cordova's Fourth of July shuffles the week
Cordova closes City Hall and the Refuse Transfer Station Friday, July 3 for Independence Day. Friday trash collection moves to Monday, July 6; library and museum hours vary.
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Both cranes on Cordova's Drive Down Dock are out of service at the height of Copper River salmon season
Both cranes on Cordova's Drive Down Dock are out of service due to mechanical failures, leaving fishers and vessel operators without critical offload equipment during the summer season.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
Cordova Harbor Commission sends harbor-mouth tideland sale back for engineering review
The Harbor Commission voted down a land disposal request for a private dock at the harbor entrance Wednesday, citing safety concerns about vessel traffic and requesting detailed engineering plans before reconsidering.
by Alaska News2mo ago2 min readAI
Cordova holds property tax rate flat at 11.44 mills for 2026
Cordova City Council voted 7-0 Wednesday to keep the property tax mill rate at 11.44 mills for 2026. Council members cited public testimony from fishing families and unexpected federal forest receipts as reasons to reject a budgeted increase.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readAI