Kodiak Island Borough

Kodiak father asks borough assembly to take up suicide prevention every month

A Kodiak father whose son died by suicide asked the borough assembly to take up suicide prevention every month. One member said it broke his heart.

by Walter AlaskaNews14h ago2 min read

Kodiak residents split over code change that could seat assembly winner Jeremy Williamson

Kodiak residents split over rewriting code to seat election winner Jeremy Williamson, blocked by a borough contract conflict. His window to resolve it ends Saturday, or the seat could be vacated.

by Walter AlaskaNews14h ago2 min read

Follows: Kodiak makes public why election winner Jeremy Williamson hasn't been sworn in

Kodiak Assembly revisits a state funding list where most requests are for villages

Kodiak's Assembly took up its state funding list again. Most requests are for villages, including a Karluk water tank that stalled $894,993 short.

by Walter AlaskaNews15h ago3 min read

Kodiak asks state for $10 million to replace hospital's half-century-old boilers

Kodiak Island Borough asks the state for $10 million to replace aging hospital boilers and sterilizers before one fails. Frequent breakdowns already limit operating room use.

by Walter AlaskaNews15h ago2 min read

Kodiak asks again for state harbor money from a program that got nothing this year

Kodiak's main harbor is worn out, and the state grant program it applied to got nothing this year. Thursday, the City Council votes on urging full funding.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago4 min read

A Kodiak student's suicide-prevention resolution goes before Alaska's school boards

A Kodiak student's resolution would have every Alaska middle and high school run a student-led mental health or suicide-prevention group. Vote is Sunday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readFrom Oct 7

Kodiak schools approve 4-1, $100,000 more for international teachers' green cards

Kodiak's school board approved another $100,000 for lawyers to help its international teachers get green cards and stay past their visa limits.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readFrom Sep 21

Kodiak Assembly to vote on trash deal raising some business rates up to 43%

Kodiak's only bidder for trash service would charge some businesses up to 43% more and raise bulk pickup from $20 to $50. The Assembly votes Thursday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Kodiak mayor won't rush a rule change that could seat assembly winner Jeremy Williamson

Kodiak's mayor won't fast-track a rule change that could seat winner Jeremy Williamson. For now, a winner with a borough services contract must pick one.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

Kodiak's new trash contract would raise business dumpster rates up to 43%

Kodiak businesses could pay up to 43% more for dumpsters under a new Alaska Waste contract, while home roll carts would rise 5%. The Assembly votes Nov. 5.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

State to show Kodiak residents options for replacing two cracked bridges

Two cracked bridges are the only road link between Kodiak and a neighborhood of about 800 beyond Womens Bay. The state shows replacement options Nov. 18.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Kodiak Borough asks lawmakers whether to keep village projects on its state funding list

Kodiak's borough will ask two lawmakers whether village projects, like Larsen Bay's eroding spillway, stay on its state funding list. Ten of 17 are villages'.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Kodiak developer seeks conservation zoning for three more Cliff Point tracts

Oceanfront Kodiak wants three more Cliff Point tracts zoned for conservation, saying current zoning keeps it from selling. The Assembly decides Nov. 5.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Womens Bay service area board to review fire and road budget update on Nov. 3

Womens Bay's fire department has about $1.2 million in reserve, more than twice its budget for the year, according to an update its board gets Nov. 3.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Kodiak school board names Damon Hargraves superintendent on one-year contract

Kodiak's school board gave acting superintendent Damon Hargraves the job Monday on a one-year contract. He's the third person to lead the district this year.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Follows: Kodiak school board accepts superintendent's resignation less than three months into his tenure

Kodiak's proposed path to Bells Flats makes the state's draft plan, with design money only

A proposed 10-mile path from Kodiak toward Bells Flats made the state's draft transportation plan. The $2.6 million in it is mostly for design, not building.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Kodiak Assembly certifies election, swears in three as fourth winner waits

Kodiak certified its election and swore in three Assembly members. A fourth winner hasn't been seated yet, and two incumbents lost their seats.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

Follows: Unofficial Kodiak Island Borough election results posted, canvass set for Oct. 14

Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approves $4.2 million hospital chiller replacement

Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approved $4.2 million in contracts to replace the failing chiller at Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

Follows: Kodiak Island Borough Assembly to vote on $4.2 million hospital chiller contracts

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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: Kodiak waste board passes bear resolution after softening its wording

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 News1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Kodiak school board meets in closed session Monday on a personnel matter for the fifth time since August

Kodiak's school board meets behind closed doors again Monday on a personnel matter. Its online minutes page hasn't caught up with anything since July.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Kodiak Island Borough Assembly cancels work session for lack of a quorum

Kodiak's Assembly couldn't gather enough members Thursday to talk about when it will meet next year. The 2027 meeting calendar will have to wait its turn.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Follows: Kodiak's Assembly can't agree on how often to meet remotely

Kodiak Island Borough warns of wire transfer scam targeting zoning applicants

Scammers are posing as Kodiak zoning officials and demanding wire transfers. Nobody in history has ever been this eager to collect a permit fee.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min read

Kodiak may close an elementary school its building plan still invests in

Kodiak may close East Elementary in 2027. Three weeks before that was proposed, the board was handed a plan with $5.75 million of work for the building.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: Kodiak district asks school board to weigh closing East Elementary in 2027

Kodiak staff urge keeping Beaver Lake land as the borough hunts for housing sites

Kodiak's manager wants to open Beaver Lake land to housing. The borough's own planning staff say keep it — and the commission said no in 2019.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Kodiak Island Borough Assembly to vote on snow contract that drew a single bid

Only one contractor bid on Kodiak's snow removal after the school district opted to plow its own lots — a setup one assembly member calls "ridiculous."

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Resident accuses Kodiak Island Borough Assembly of illegal poll on remote-meeting rules

A Kodiak resident challenged the borough assembly's survey on remote-meeting rules as violating the Open Meetings Act, though the borough attorney cleared it as preparation for public discussion.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Kodiak assembly weighs $3.85 million grant to replace failing hospital chiller

A failing chiller that supports sterilization at Kodiak's hospital is running at 35 percent, and the borough votes Wednesday on a nearly $4 million replacement.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Kodiak posts its election guide in Tagalog for the island's Filipino voters

Kodiak posted its Oct. 6 election guide in English and Tagalog — reflecting the island's Filipino community and a long effort to help those residents vote.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Kodiak's manager wants to sell lakeside land. Its planners say keep it.

Kodiak's borough manager applied to sell land near Beaver Lake. The borough's own planning staff recommend keeping it, calling the ground too wet to build.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Kodiak is replacing hospital power switches nobody makes parts for anymore

Kodiak is replacing four 27-year-old power switches at the hospital that no longer have available parts, spending $151,155 on design work before construction begins.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read