Mission Lake and Mission Beach have been reopened for public use by the City of Kodiak after ongoing testing continued to show safe levels of fecal coliform, indicating the waters are safe for people and pets to be near. Public Works Director Craig Walton said the city extended daily testing for a full week before opening the area back up …
Read More »Community Clean-Up collects more than two tons of trash and litter off roads and beaches
800 bags were handed out and 5,400 pounds of trash and litter were picked up. This year’s youth Litter Patrol will be hiring students and be on the roads picking up trash this summer. If local roadways seem cleaner, and the bushes don’t have as much wind-blown trash in them, you can thank the many volunteers who turned out …
Read More »Villages Conduct Massive Scrap Metal and Hazardous Waste Removal
Baled cubes in Ouzinkie. Courtesy of KANA Kayla Desroches/KMXT Living on an island can prove a major barrier to getting rid of large, unwanted objects like cars or fridges, especially for small communities like those in the Kodiak Archipelago. In 2015, local partners in Kodiak began the removal of scrap metal and hazardous materials from the six island communities. According …
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