Tag Archives: Near Island

The Borough Assembly voted last night to advance the “minimized development” version of the City of Kodiak’s Near Island Development Plan to a public hearing at the next assembly meeting. A view from the South End Trail on Near Island. (Photo by Kavitha George/KMXT) Development plans for Near Island have been the works for several years now. In 2017, the …

Ambulance at Trident Basin after a man was rescued by emergency responders on Near Island. (Photo by Mitch Borden/KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT Recently on a rainy day in Kodiak, a man biking around Near Island wrecked while going through the forest on the South End Trail. He fell about 20 to 30 feet down an embankment. After landing on a beach, …

Mitch Borden/KMXT A representative of DOWL engineering presented an update on the Near Island Development Plan to the Kodiak City Council at last night’s work session. DOWL gave them a general overview of the plan including how it began, the process it’s gone through, and its recommended land usage plan. Once the presentation was finished, the council began their discussion …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The holiday last week gave the Kodiak City Council a brief recess in its meeting schedule, but local government is back to business as usual. At a work session tomorrow, the council will meet with DOWL engineering for an update on the Near Island comprehensive plan. DOWL has been looking into how that land can be newly developed …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Near Island Development Plan will determine which parts of the island are zoned for development and which for recreational use, and the public comment period closes next week. The City of Kodiak contracted with DOWL engineering to design the plan. Since last year, DOWL has been meeting with the community and the council to hear and incorporate …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT After a series of conferences and consultations, DOWL and the City of Kodiak have settled on a Near Island conceptual land use plan. At a council regular meeting last week, City Manager Aimée Kniaziowski said the city is happy with the draft. “I think it gives us a way to plan so that we can continue to maximize …