Kodiak’s Harbormaster has proposed updating local rates and fees for vessel moorage, petroleum products and dry storage, among other things. The tariff rates currently in place were adopted in 2020. The city’s Port and Harbors Advisory Board gave its approval for this year’s tariff changes last month on April 12, and is waiting for the City Council to make the …
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Coast Guard inspects planes after unexpected exposure to fire-fighting foam
Three military planes were potentially damaged, after the fire suppression system went off in a Coast Guard hangar in Kodiak on April 17. Coast Guard Public Affairs Officer Shannon Kearny said three HC-130 aircraft were exposed to high-expansion fire-fighting foam. “Upon realizing no fires were present, personnel deactivated the suppression system,” she said. “The system discharged for approximately 20 seconds …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report 02 May 2024
This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KDLL’s Riley Board reports on the federal disaster declaration for setnetters on the east side of Upper Cook Inlet and on the final rule for federal management of salmon fisheries in the Upper Cook’s EEZ. Crab fishermen were charged in federal court for illegal transport of crab, as reported by …
Read More »Midday Report – May 01, 2024
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: State Senators are pitching a new package of crime bills dealing with a wide range of issues, from drugs to child abuse to grand jury proceedings. The number of refugees settling in Alaska has sharply increased in recent years. And the annual spring bowhead whale hunt is in full swing along Alaska’s …
Read More »KEA hoping to increase margins by selling Renewable Energy Certificates
As Kodiak Electric Association’s revenue from the local commercial fish processors dwindles, the utility is exploring alternative funding streams. One involves green power markets and selling what are called Renewable Energy Certificates, or RECs. The Kodiak Electric Association’s Board of Directors on March 28, approved a five year contract with Greenlight Energy Group, a New York-based company, to sell local …
Read More »Talk of the Rock: KIB Hazard Mitigation Plan
On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Brian Venua talks to the Kodiak Island Borough’s associate planner, Joe Grochmal, and director of community development, Christopher French, about the efforts to create a new Hazard Mitigation Plan. Listen here:
Read More »Midday Report – April 30, 2024
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Iditarod’s Burled Arch that marks the finish line of the annual Sled Dog Race collapsed Saturday evening. State lawmakers are still debating a return to a pension-style defined-benefit retirement system for public-sector workers. And the U.S. Coast Guard retired a fleet of helicopters based out of Kodiak in a ceremony last …
Read More »Kodiak’s deputy manager will be acting city manager for three months
Kodiak City Council has appointed a temporary city manager to take over for outgoing manager, Mike Tvenge, starting on Wednesday, May 1. All five present Council members during last week’s city council meeting unanimously selected current Deputy City Manager Josie Bahnke to fill that role for the next few months, until July 30. Councilmember John Whiddon was absent. Photo of …
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