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Council Seeks Sculpture for Downtown Plaza

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT After weeks of public comments shaming the aesthetics of the downtown area, the Kodiak City Council is now discussing one beautification option. During last night’s joint city council and borough assembly work session, City Mayor Pat Branson brought up the notion of installing a sculpture in the St. Paul plaza area. City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski said the raised …

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Chinook Bycatch Action on Council Agenda

Jay Barrett/KMXT One of the hot-button items on the agenda next week for the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s meeting in Juneau will be king salmon bycatch in the Gulf of Alaska, specifically in the non-pollock trawl fisheries. A couple of the Kodiak fishermen who will be at the meeting were on KMXT’s Talk of the Rock yesterday discussing the …

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Begich Talks Marine Debris While in Kodiak

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT In two weeks local volunteers will take to Kodiak’s beaches in the first ever Coast Walk, a two-day event devoted to marine debris clean up and removal. Participants can choose one of the 81 road system beaches, and Kodiak Island Trails Network will provide the bags and materials to clean them up. While it’s unlikely that Alaska Senator …

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City Passes First Reading of $37 Million Budget

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT On Thursday the Kodiak City Council passed the first reading of the city’s budget. The city took a six percent cut this year and is looking at $37 million budget for 2014. City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski said the cut comes after a series of expensive projects and implementation of a compensation and classification study for city employees. “The …

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Groundbreaking Ceremony Kicks Off KHS Renovation, Construction

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak High School renovation and construction project officially kicked off on Thursday with a groundbreaking ceremony. The event included KHS band members playing the school fight song, as well as representatives from the board of education, city council, borough assembly and Kodiak’s legislative delegation. KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs was there and filed this report. At 1:30 p.m. on …

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Powers Named City Parks and Recreation Director

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT It’s been about nine months since the city’s first and only parks and recreation director, Ian Fulp, retired after more than 40 years in the position. During the city council meeting last night, Manager Aimee Kniazowski announced who the city’s second director will be. Charlie Powers will transition into the role of director sometime in the coming months. …

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Singer-Songwriter Hears Call of Alaska

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Arts Council will wrap up its performing arts season with an artist that didn’t have to travel far to get here. Juneau-based singer songwriter Marian Call wasn’t born and raised in Alaska, though she has spent the past 10 years in the last frontier, and has the songbook to prove it. KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs caught up …

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Feast For Famished ‘Fest Fans

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Thursday at noon the 55th annual Kodiak Crab Festival kicked off, just in time for the lunch crowd. While the five day event boasts carnival rides, games and activities, many folks find themselves favoring the food above all else. This is the first year the event doesn’t feature ready-to-eat crab, but there are plenty of other food vendors …

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