Tag Archives: Kodiak City Council regular meeting

City council to consider edible marijuana and online sales tax during tonight’s regular meeting

The Kodiak City Council will consider allowing the sale of marijuana edibles within the city limits during tonight’s regular council meeting. The new ordinance is being introduced under New Business, which means there is no specific public hearing tonight. If it is advanced to second reading at the next meeting, a public hearing will be held then. However, there is …

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City Council holds public hearing on regulations on vehicles and parking tickets

The Kodiak City Council will hold a public hearing tonight on a proposal to change the cost of some city fees and penalties, including vehicle impoundment and abandonment fees. The changes are part of an update to several sections of city code which the council will take up during its regular meeting. The city has trouble getting people to pay …

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City council to consider changes dealing with parking violations, vehicles, and off-road vehicles

It will be easier for people ticketed for parking violations within the city to pay or appeal their tickets if a measure being introduced during tonight’s regular Kodiak City Council meeting ultimately gets passed. The proposed ordinance, which has a ways to go before being approved, would change the way the city handles parking tickets along with a number of …

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No borough assembly meeting tonight

The regular meeting of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly scheduled for tonight has been canceled. No reason was stated on the assembly’s website, but those who follow local government are reminded that it is the time of year when meetings are canceled or rescheduled to accommodate the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season. The meeting of the Consolidation Committee is still …

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Council to Consider Resolutions Supporting Tustumena Replacement, Governor’s Budget

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak City Council may pass a resolution to support the replacement of the aging ferry Tustumena. The Tusty has been in commission since 1963, and it’s also a priority on the Kodiak Island Borough’s 2018 state capital improvement project list. Items included on that list are ones that will be considered for state funding in addition to …

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At City Meeting, Parents Express Concern for Commuting Kids

Kayla Desroches/KMXT School road safety and gun restrictions were both issues that came up at last night’s Kodiak City Council regular meeting. The council held its second reading and public hearing of an ordinance that would restrict the discharge of firearms within city limits. It comes from a concern for pedestrians in areas where some hunters kill deer, such as …

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At City Council Meeting, Jail Contract and Thelma C Placement

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Tonight’s Kodiak City Council regular meeting encompasses the cornerstone institutions of the Kodiak community, from its museums to its jail. On the agenda is a change of location for the Kodiak Maritime Museum’s historic fishing vessel, the Thelma C. At the city work session Tuesday, City Manager Aimée Kniaziowski explained representatives from the Maritime Museum formerly requested a …

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Council Postpones Decision on New Harbor Rate Structure

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak City Council debated the postponement of a five-year rate structure for harbor fees at its regular meeting last night. The rate structure would apply an across-the-board cost increase of 6 percent intended to build revenue needed for harbor facilities replacement and maintenance. That means 6 percent of the current rate rather than a compounded rate based …

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