Kodiak Island Borough

The regular meeting of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly scheduled for tonight has been canceled. No reason was stated on the assembly’s website, but those who follow local government are reminded that it is the time of year when meetings are canceled or rescheduled to accommodate the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season. The meeting of the Consolidation Committee is still …

The Borough Assembly ratified the results of the October 1 municipal election at last night’s meeting. Shortly after, the newly elected mayor, Bill Roberts, and two assembly members, Duane Dvorak and Scott Arndt were sworn into office. Roberts and Dvorak are new to the assembly and Arndt is an incumbent starting another term. Duane Dvorak and Assemblymember Scott Arndt take …

Kodiak Island Borough offices. (Photo by Kavitha George/KMXT) The Borough Assembly is having a meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. in assembly chambers. The assembly will be voting to certify the results of the most recent municipal election, after which the newly elected mayor, Bill Roberts and assembly members Scott Arndt and Duane Dvorak will be sworn into office. Before the …

Voter turnout for municipal elections has generally declined over the past five years, according to official data released by the City of Kodiak and the Kodiak Island Borough clerks’ offices. The city of Kodiak has just over 4,000 registered voters. About 450 voters, or 11 percent of city residents voted in the city elections earlier this month. That’s down from …

Unofficial results can be found on the borough’s website using this link.  

With most of the Kodiak Island Borough voting precincts reporting Bill Roberts is in the lead to be the new borough mayor. As of 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, Roberts lead challenger Sandra Katelnikoff-Lester 874 votes to 402. In the race for Borough Assembly Scott Arndt leads with 780 votes. Next is Duane Dvorak with 757, and Mel Stephens with 593. And …

The Consolidation Committee took an incremental step forward on Monday night’s meeting, voting unanimously to strike the option of a consolidated second-class borough government from the list of potential outcomes. In the State of Alaska, a second-class borough government is different from either a first-class or home rule borough in that it has fewer powers. And to exercise the powers …

Absentee voting is currently open for the 2019 Municipal Elections. Election day is Tuesday, Oct. 1. (Photo by Kavitha George/KMXT) School Board Forum, Sept. 25 Cejie Benoit, Julie Cain Hill Borough Assembly Forum, Sept. 25 Scott Arndt, Duane Dvorak, Mel Stephens Borough Mayor Forum, prerecorded on Sept. 17 Sandra Katelnikoff-Lester, Bill Roberts Candidates for school board and Borough Assembly participated …

Kodiak Island Borough election precinct map, located inside the borough building. (Photo by Kavitha George/KMXT) Candidates for school board and Borough Assembly participated in a forum on Wednesday night in Borough Assembly Chambers. The race for one school board seat includes two candidates, Cejie Benoit and Julie Cain Hill. Hill currently serves on the board. Benoit and Hill responded to …

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 …