The Kodiak City Council is trying to work out how to build up its general fund.(Photo by Bertram Nudelbach/Flickr) Mitch Borden/KMXT The City of Kodiak is trying to save up enough money so, if it needs to, it can fund city operations for at least 6 months. At a recent Kodiak City Council work session, Mike Tvenge, Kodiak’s city manager, …
Read More »The City of Kodiak’s property tax could double in the next year
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 …
Read More »The Kodiak City Council discusses the proposed Alutiiq Ancestral Memorial Park
The draft design plan for the downtown park. (Courtesy of Alutiiq Museum) Mitch Borden/KMXT The Alutiiq Museum is working on building a small park in downtown Kodiak to honor the region’s Alutiiq heritage and culture. At the Kodiak city council work session last night, April Counceller, the Alutiiq museum’s executive director, presented an update on the museum’s fundraising efforts and …
Read More »Council gives thumbs up to budget guidelines
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 …
Read More »Kodiak City Council gets a preview of what the state legislature will focus on in 2018
Alaska State Capitol. (Photo by Mark Hogan/Flickr) Mitch Borden/KMXT Kodiak’s State Senator, Gary Stevens, and State Representative Louise Stutes visited the Kodiak City Council at its work session on Tuesday (1/9). They were there to give the council an update of what the legislature will focus on in its upcoming session. It didn’t seem like a surprise to anyone when Senator …
Read More »Kodiak may ban plastic shopping bags later this year
Single-use plastic shopping bags on the street. (Photo by Velkr0/Flickr) Mitch Borden/KMXT It’s looking like some plastic shopping bags will be banned in Kodiak this year. At the Kodiak City Council work session last night, the council heard an update on the proposed embargo from members of the Kodiak Island Borough Solid Waste Advisory Board. The possible ban would make …
Read More »City Council set to discuss banning certain plastic bags in Kodiak
Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak City Council is holding a work session tonight, and it looks like it’s going to be a busy one. According to the meeting agenda, the council will discuss its proposed FY 2019 state capital improvement program list with the region’s state representative, Louise Stutes, and state senator, Gary Stevens. It’ll also hear an update about a …
Read More »Kodiak City Council looks at raising the city’s property tax
Mitch Borden/KMXT The city of Kodiak has had the same mill rate for over 30 years, but that could change. At its work session on Tuesday, January 2018, the Kodiak city council discussed the possibility of doubling its mill rate from two mills to four. The millage rate is used to assess the amount of property tax landowners pay. A …
Read More »City Council says Kodiak fishermen can sell seafood from their boats
Fishing boats moored in Kodiak. ( Photo by James Brookes/Flickr) Mitch Borden/KMXT At its regular meeting last night, the Kodiak city council passed an ordinance to allow local fishermen to sell seafood on Kodiak docks. Last year, the city was given a petition asking it to revise a city law that made it illegal for commercial fishermen to sell their …
Read More »Kodiak City Council work session ends early due to a lack of quorum
Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak city council was supposed to have a work session last night but was unable to fully proceed with the meeting because there weren’t enough council members present. A majority of the council must attend a meeting to constitute a quorum and allow the meeting to go on as planned. Mayor Pat Branson and Councilmen John Whiddon, …
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