Tag Archives: Daniel Mckenna-Foster

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The City of Kodiak will hire an independent contractor to conduct a third-party review of the dismissal of former deputy city manager Matt Van Daele. Since the decision to let him go earlier in the month, the city manager has not shared why he let Van Daele go despite requests from members of the public. City staff maintains …

Mitch Borden/KMXT A replacement needs to be chosen by the Kodiak City Council to serve out the remainder of Councilman Gabe Saravia’s term. Saravia recently submitted a letter of resignation because he’s moving away from Kodiak. The council has to fill the seat soon, and at its work session last night, the first and only candidate was interviewed. The Kodiak …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The borough Community Development Department is working toward the first Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Plan update since the 1980s. Part of that will include a thorough idea of the borough’s walkable sites. Associate planner Daniel McKenna-Foster gave the Parks and Recreation Committee a look at newly mapped trails in the Monashka Mountain Area. An interactive online resource includes …

Borough map of Monashka and Termination Point area. Courtesy of Kodiak Island Borough Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough is trying to better manage Monashka Mountain trails. Before they can figure out a management plan for those individual trails, they need to gather data on where they go and what’s along them. The Parks and Recreation Committee went over that …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough is looking into writing an ordinance that regulates the construction of cell towers and similar structures. The borough held a meeting Wednesday night to reach out to the community and incorporate public input. Borough Associate Planner Daniel Mckenna-Foster said he hasn’t gotten any written complaints, but people have commented that they don’t like how …