Municipal government of the City of Kodiak, distinct from the Kodiak Island Borough that surrounds it. Governs the city proper including the harbor, one of the largest commercial fishing ports in the United States. City Council meetings and work sessions are recorded and posted publicly.
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Toby Sullivan
“I've recently talked about this project to the Rasmuson Foundation, the largest single source of nonprofit funding in Alaska, and the word from them is that they would consider a funding application from the two museums to do necessary upgrades to the Griffin Building if the museums had an appropriate lease agreement with the city.”Kodiak: September 8, 2026, Work Session · Sep 8, 2026
Gail Armstrong
“if the decision is made to not to lease but to make a sale, we would like to be considered. And if that would be considered, we would like to do something cooperatively with the other two entities here.”Kodiak: September 8, 2026, Work Session · Sep 8, 2026
Pat Branson
“the city should lease the historic Griffin Building to the Maritime and Kodiak History Museums. I have a dozen reasons for you. The Griffin Building is a historic Kodiak building that should be preserved and not sold.”Kodiak: September 8, 2026, Work Session · Sep 8, 2026
Pat Branson
“Once the city sells a property of this historic nature, the city has no control over that building, the outside, the interior, what goes on in the building, and if the public can access the building or if it's closed for other private purposes. Leasing the Griffin Building makes more sense as leases can be canceled or renewed. Selling a building or land is permanent.”Kodiak: September 8, 2026, Work Session · Sep 8, 2026
Tim Putney
“The Griffin Memorial Hospital was built in 1937 and functioned as Kodiak's first hospital. In later years, it was utilized as the public health office by State of Alaska. The state vacated the building in March 2022. And in 2023, ownership of the property was transferred to the City of Kodiak.”Kodiak: September 8, 2026, Work Session · Sep 8, 2026
Toby Sullivan
“I'd like to express my support for the lease application for the Griffin Hospital building we and the Kodak History Museum tendered to the city back in June. The History Museum needs collection storage space, and the Maritime Museum needs both storage and exhibit space.”Kodiak: September 8, 2026, Work Session · Sep 8, 2026
Kodiak council moves toward leasing historic Griffin building to two museums
The Kodiak City Council reached consensus Tuesday, Sept. 8, not to proceed with a purchase application for the Griffin Memorial Hospital building, moving instead to advance a joint lease application from the Kodiak Historical Society and Kodiak Maritime Museum. Lease terms remain unsettled.
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Kodiak orders soil testing as sewer bid more than doubles estimate
The Kodiak City Council authorized $150,958 for PND Engineers to drill additional test holes at Lift Station 5 after the sole construction bid came in at $16.3 million against a $7.2 million engineer's estimate. The station carries 80 percent of the city's sewage.
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