Councilman to Pitch Pedestrian Fishing Dock Idea

Councilman Charles Davidson. Via the Kodiak City Council website

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For those who can’t leave the city by land or sea for their fishing needs, one Kodiak City councilmember has a solution. Councilman Charles Davidson wants to answer a need in the community and says he’ll present his idea at the council’s work session tonight.

“The present ordinances for the city of Kodiak prohibit any fishing from any city dock and I’ve had several older people and young people approach me about ‘Where can we fish if we don’t access to a boat or a car?’ and I thought, well, maybe this is a time to consider putting in an actual fishing dock somewhere,” says Davidson.

People would be able to go out on that dock and legally fish in town. Davidson says this is the first time the council will hear of the concept and there are a lot of details to work out.

“As to cost, I haven’t the slightest idea. That’s what some of this could do is if we could find a location and then get a price estimate,” says Davidson. “We’ve got the pier I come in probably next year, so maybe by that time we would have some idea of what the cost would be and where it could go.”

Davidson says they could consult Fish and Game for ideas about possible locations.

He asks people to stop by the work session tonight and voice their opinions. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m in the public library’s multi-purpose room.