Tag Archives: FY 2019 budget

Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly is close to finalizing its budget for the upcoming year. One of the biggest decisions it has to make is how much it’s going to fund its school district. When the borough manager initially released his proposed budget in April, it included an increase in property taxes of about one mill. This raise …

Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough is in the middle of figuring out what its budget should look like in the upcoming year and it has a lot to take into consideration. The main topic of discussion for weeks has been whether to raise property taxes to support the borough’s school district. Many assembly members do not want to raise …

The City of Kodiak sign at the Kodiak Island Borough Building. (Photo by Mitch Borden/KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak City Council is seriously considering doubling its mill rate in the coming year to help it maintain Kodiak’s infrastructure. But as KMXT reports, the council is open to feedback from the public. At a work session earlier this week, the Kodiak …

The City of Kodiak sign at the Kodiak Island Borough Building. (Photo by Mitch Borden/KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak City Council approved its budget guidelines for the fiscal year 2019 at its last regular meeting on Thursday(1/25). The guidelines do not directly affect the city financially, but they do tell city staff how the council wants them to form the …

Kodiak High School. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly met with the Kodiak Island Borough School District’s board of education to discuss the district’s budget for the fiscal year 2019 and some major cuts it might have to make. The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly and the Borough’s board of education recently had a joint work …