Tag Archives: Kodiak City Council

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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