City of Kodiak

Kodiak’s regional Alaska Native corporation is requesting land from local municipalities to help address the housing crisis. Koniag, in partnership with the nonprofit Alaska RurAL CAP, pitched its model for self-help housing to both the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly and City Council earlier this week, on the evenings of April 22 and 23 respectively. Koniag’s President, Shauna Hegna, who is …

The Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT) is planning a major overhaul of an approximately 1.9 mile section of Rezanof Drive within Kodiak city limits. DOT has funds from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to improve sidewalks, curb ramps and street crosswalks, among other things. Last week on Tuesday, April 16, officials from the department and the consulting firm tapped …

Kodiak’s City Council decided not to extend City Manager Mike Tvenge’s contract at its regular meeting on Thursday, April 11. Tvenge will retire at the end of this month on April 30 and the City of Kodiak plans to rely on current staff in the interim until a new manager is hired. Council members were expected to postpone voting on …

Construction can now begin on Kodiak’s new fire station after the City Council approved a contract with Osborne Construction Company on Thursday night, April 11. The company, which has offices in Alaska and Washington state, is slated to break ground on the project on Mill Bay Road as soon as the i’s are dotted and the t’s are crossed. Osborne …

Kodiak’s fire departments jointly responded to a structure fire Saturday evening, which required monitoring into Sunday morning. No injuries or fatalities were reported and the cause of the blaze is under investigation. Fire Protection Area No. 1, also known as the Bayside Volunteer Fire Department, received a report of a fire at 3266 View Crest Lane – in the vicinity …

Turnagain Marine Construction, an Anchorage based company, is accepting public input on the replacement design for St. Herman Harbor. Thursday, April 11, the company revealed two potential concepts for the overhaul of Kodiak’s largest boat harbor during the ComFish trade show, which started in 1980 as a marine trades fair held in a National Guard wall tent. The City of …

Kodiak’s city manager will resign from his full time position at the end of this month, after seven plus years on the job. City Manager Mike Tvenge said he is willing to sign a contract as the interim manager starting in May. A sticking point to that contract being finalized though, is figuring out how much Tvenge will be paid. …

Kodiak’s City Council and the Alaska Department of Fish & Game are partnering to repair the St. Paul Harbor Boat Launch Ramp in downtown Kodiak. The council formally authorized the cooperative agreement last week during its regular meeting on Thursday, March 28. According to city documents, the City of Kodiak and Fish & Game have been working together since 2021 …

Kodiak voters will decide if the next city manager will be able to live outside of the city, within 12 road miles. The proposed requirement change will be on the ballot for qualified voters at the upcoming election on Oct. 1. Currently, city code requires Kodiak’s city manager to reside within city limits. But during last week’s City Council meeting, …

The Kodiak’s Fisheries Workgroup wants to host informational forums to speed along fish-related action items for the City Council and Borough Assembly. That was one decision the joint municipal body agreed on Wednesday, March 27, at its first forum in over four years. The Kodiak Fisheries Workgroup last held a meeting in Dec. of 2019. The group has two representatives …