Tag Archives: City of Kodiak

Matthew Van Daele holding his daughter on Pillar Mountain. (Photo courtesy of Matthew Van Daele) Mitch Borden/KMXT The main topic of discussion at the Kodiak City Council regular meeting last night wasn’t on its agenda. Instead, it was the firing of the city’s former deputy city manager, Matthew Van Daele. Last week, he was notified of his termination abruptly with …

Former deputy city manager Matt Van Daele says he’s proud of his time working for the City of Kodiak. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT The City of Kodiak recently fired its deputy city manager, Matthew Van Daele. According to Van Daele, when he got to work last Thursday (5/03) he was notified of his termination, which took …

Jami Gibson sharing her story at the Mayors’ Drug Summit. (Photo by Mitch Borden/KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT A public forum addressing drugs and addiction was recently held in the City of Kodiak. It was hosted by the city’s Mayor, Pat Branson, and the Kodiak Island Borough Mayor, Dan Rohrer. The event was called the Mayors’ Summit on Drugs. The purpose of …

Wendel Capili standing by the stack of paper Threshold’s recently been unable to get rid of. (Photo by Mitch Borden/KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT When it comes to recycling, China is the biggest name in the game. The majority of all of the materials recycled in the United States end up there. So, as China implements stricter restrictions on what it will …

Birch Avenue plan. (Photo courtesy of City of Kodiak) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The City of Kodiak recently awarded the bid on street improvement in the Aleutian Homes to Brechan Construction. It’s on the sixth stage of replacing the water and sewer in the area, and the project flow is reliant on funding. Public Works director Mark Kozak says the needs and …

Kodiak’s fire station sits at 70 feet above sea level, which is in the city’s tsunami inundation zone. (Photo by Mitch Borden/KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak City Council is closing in on approving its budget for the fiscal year 2019, but at its regular meeting last night it voted to go with a version of the budget that reduces funding …

Lt. Tim Putney standing by the stuffed brown bear in the lobby of Kodiak Police Station. ( Photo by Mitch Borden/KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT The City of Kodiak is getting a new police chief. After serving as Kodiak’s chief of police for the past five years, Rhonda Wallace is retiring and the person who’s been chosen to fill her shoes, as KMXT …

After serving as the Kodiak Public Library’s Director for five years, Katie Baxter has left the position . (Photo from KMXT’s archives.) Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak Public Library has been managed by Katie Baxter for the past five years until the City of Kodiak put her on administrative leave at the end of March. Recently, the decision on whether Baxter would …

Mitch Borden/KMXT At its regular meeting on Thursday, the Kodiak City Council quietly moved its budget, for the coming year, forward to its final vote. This budget will keep the City of Kodiak’s mill rate where’s its been since the 1980’s, even though an earlier version would’ve increased property taxes. All council members present at the meeting approved the budget, …

View from the top of Pillar. (Photo by naql/Flickr) Mitch Borden/KMXT After the City of Kodiak’s gate to Pillar Mountain was stolen sometime around April Fools day, it’s been a mystery where the gate disappeared too. Well, until earlier this week. Recently, while on patrol, the Kodiak Police Department animal control officer spotted a large metal gate in Mission Lake. …