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City officials in Kodiak are moving forward with an ambitious plan to rethink the community’s decade-old waterfront master plan. The city has already identified some areas – like Near Island’s St. Herman Harbor – as high priority for upgrades.  City Manager Mike Tvenge said there’s a lot of interest, noting the standing room only crowd last Friday at the ComFish …

Kodiak City’s fire station is looking for a new home. (Photo by Mitch Borden/KMXT) The city of Kodiak is getting closer to replacing its current firehouse. City officials have picked a location for the new station and an architecture firm to design the building, but with a price tag that’s expected to be somewhere around $18 million, finding the funding …

Kodiak’s city workforce may be getting pay raises that officials say would keep wages apace of the rising cost of living. City Council will be holding a public hearing next week over the proposed 12% wage hike, which would cost the city over $1.1 million through the fiscal year. The city of Kodiak has been studying its compensation compared to …

On Today’s Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: City and Food Truck Operators Begin Dialog About Sites, Governor Sends Out Pink Slips, Ravn Alaska to Buy Electric Planes

Voter turnout for municipal elections has generally declined over the past five years, according to official data released by the City of Kodiak and the Kodiak Island Borough clerks’ offices. The city of Kodiak has just over 4,000 registered voters. About 450 voters, or 11 percent of city residents voted in the city elections earlier this month. That’s down from …

Kodiak saw some rain this week and last, but that doesn’t mean the city’s voluntary water use restriction is being lifted. Monashka Reservoir to the right, across the road from White Sands Beach. (Photo by Kavitha George/KMXT) “The rain that we have gotten has not raised the level of the reservoir yet. We’re still slowly dropping,” said Public Works Director …

The city of Kodiak issued a request for residents to reduce water usage on a voluntary basis on Monday. According to a press release, the request comes because the “potential for a water supply shortage continues to increase.” The Monashka Reservoir, the city’s primary water source, has dropped 4 feet from full levels, according to Public Works Director Craig Walton. …

The nominating period for soon-to-be available city and borough positions closed on Thursday. Here’s an overview of who’s in the running for the October 1 election.   The City of Kodiak sign at the Kodiak Island Borough Building. (Photo by Kavitha George/KMXT) City of Kodiak On the city side, the mayor’s seat, as well as two city council positions will …

The city of Kodiak is looking ahead to the upcoming municipal elections this fall, starting with nominating petitions for the mayor’s seat, as well as two city council member seats. The positions that will be up for election are currently held by Mayor Pat Branson and City Council members John Whiddon and Charlie Davidson. The City of Kodiak sign at …

Eileen Raese with the Local Boundary Commission speaks at the Kodiak Public Library. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT A state representative went over the process of consolidation at a public forum last night. Local government specialist Eileen Raese presented to a group of more than 30 people at the library. She flew in at the request of …