The borough assembly voted 6-1 against an amendment to the borough code that would decouple the borough severance tax rate from the mill rate. Several commercial fishermen, representatives of the fishing industry, and assembly members themselves spoke out against the amendment at last night’s meeting, arguing that it would pit borough property owners against fishers when it comes to budget …
Read More »Borough Assembly continues to debate whether it should raise taxes to support schools
The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly is trying to figure out if it should raise taxes to support local schools.(Photo by Bertram Nudelbach/Flickr) Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough School District is asking for about $1 million in increased funding from the Kodiak Island Borough to counteract a shortfall in its budget for next year. Borough staff is proposing a one …
Read More »Kodiak Island Borough Assembly discusses raising property taxes to support local schools
Kodiak High School. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough School District is requesting an increase in funding around $1 million* from the Kodiak Island Borough. That money would counter a shortfall in its budget for the upcoming fiscal year. If the district doesn’t receive the boost, it estimates about 14 teaching positions**, along with …
Read More »Council decides against raising the City of Kodiak’s mill rate
Mitch Borden/KMXT Residents of the City of Kodiak won’t see an increase in the city’s mill rate, at least for now. For weeks, the Kodiak City Council has been discussing doubling the mill rate to raise funds to help maintain the city’s aging infrastructure. But at its last regular meeting, the council voted unanimously to keep the mill rate at …
Read More »Council deliberates what it’ll take to maintain Kodiak’s infrastructure
The pipes that provide running water is a part of Kodiak’s infrastructure that needs to be maintained. (Photo by Matthew Reid/Flickr) Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak City Council is considering doubling its property tax to fund repairs and improvements to the City of Kodiak’s infrastructure. While many on the council agree having enough money to sustain the systems that help the …
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 »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 …
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