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Delegation Gets Blunt with Assembly Over CIP List

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly will take a closer look at its capitol improvements project priority list for the 2013 legislative session in the days and weeks to come. The assembly invited Representative Alan Austerman and Senator Gary Stevens to review the borough’s CIP list during last Thursday’s work session and received some critical feedback. Both Austerman and …

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Assembly Tackles Conflicts and Wishlists Tonight

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly will hold a regular meeting tonight (Thursday) and introduce an ordinance that aims to improve transparency on borough contracts. The ordinance will require the borough manager to notify the assembly about certain contracts that may pose a conflict of interest between the borough and assembly members or their immediate family. This will be …

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Officials Prepare Response to Grounded Kulluk

Jay Barrett/KMXT The grounded Shell Exploration drilling rig Kulluk appears to be withstanding the elements as it sits grounded on Sitkalidak Island near Kodiak. Officials from the unified command say it has remained stable on the sand and gravel beach, and no fuel spill has been observed. The Kulluk is a massive drilling unit, designed specifically for operations in Arctic …

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No Fuel Spill Reported at Site of Kulluk Grounding

Jay Barrett/KMXT As of early this morning the grounded Shell Exploration drilling rig Kulluk is reported as remaining stable with no oil spill pollution observed. That word from the Unified Command office at 6:50 this morning. It echoes the latest situation reports from the Command, made up of industry, state, federal and local agencies. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s …

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Shell Drill Rig Kulluk Aground

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Waves crash over the mobile offshore drilling unit Kulluk where it sits aground on the southeast side of Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, Jan. 1, 2013. A Unified Command, consisting of the Coast Guard, federal, state, local and tribal partners and industry representatives was established in response to the grounding. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg Jay …

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Assembly OKs Sludge Solution

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Last night the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly unanimously voted in favor of a short term solution to the bio solids issue. During the special meeting in the borough conference room last night the assembly heard from Borough Environmental Director Mike Patterson about the proposed plan for composting city sewage sludge at the landfill. Patterson said the sludge will …

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Tug Towing Drilling Rig Having Engine Problems

Jay Barrett/KMXT Problems continue for Shell Oil’s mobile drilling rigs in Alaska waters. The tug towing the Kulluk, which left Dutch Harbor last Friday, is having engine trouble in 20-foot seas about 50 miles south of Kodiak Island. Coast Guard spokesman David Mosley in Anchorage says the tug Aiviq began experiencing engine problems late last night, but has enough power …

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Waiting List Far Shorter for Home Energy Rebates

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Winter is usually pretty hard on a lot of Kodiak residents, especially when it comes to spending. High fuel costs and cold weather make for costly heating and electric bills, but some community members might not realize that the state has options for financial assistance. Jerrol Friend is a certified energy rater in Kodiak and said funding for …

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