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Jay Barrett/KMXT Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski took the opportunity during a Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee hearing yesterday to express her condolences to U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Robert Papp over the deaths of two men last month at the ComSta (com-stay) here in Kodiak. "I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the very difficult situation the men and …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT A 60-day public review period on the Kodiak Island Borough’s development code is coming to an end and the borough is making one last push to get more input. The borough’s development code was developed in the late sixties and early seventies and hasn’t been updated since. Duane Dvorak is an associate planner for the borough’s Community Development …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Kodiak Senator Gary Stevens is back in town after the state legislature finally wrapped up, and he dropped by KMXT to be on Talk of the Rock yesterday. For a second year in a row, the session was marked by a deep divide between the Senate and the House over oil taxes.

Kodiak City Council work session. Jennifer Canfield photo Jennifer Canfield/KMXT At last night’s Kodiak City Council work session, City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski gave an extensive report highlighting the proposed 2013 budget. In it she addressed many of the concerns that were voiced at a meeting two weeks ago during which the council introduced an ordinance that would increase the sales …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Today on KMXT’s Talk of the Rock, guest host Jay Barrett welcomes Kodiak Senator Gary Stevens, who recently returned from the Legislature’s regular and special sessions. Topics include relations with the State House, capital projects for Kodiak, the Pebble Mine and where he fits in the Alaska Republican Party.

Jay Barrett/KMXT Today on KMXT’s Talk of the Rock, guest host Jay Barrett welcomes Kodiak Senator Gary Stevens, who recently returned from the Legislature’s regular and special sessions. Topics include relations with the State House, capital projects for Kodiak, the Pebble Mine and where he fits in the Alaska Republican Party.

Jay Barrett/KMXT Now that it seems the harsh winter has finally been beaten back and spring is near, a project postponed from last fall at Threshold Recycling is about to get underway. Executive Director Ken Reinke says work on the new drive-through recycling building should start soon.

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT A revamped website for the Kodiak Island Borough is part of making local government more accessible to residents. The biggest changes is the site’s overall look but the borough’s special projects manager, Meagan Christiansen, says certain features- such as digital versions of the borough’s most commonly requested maps- have been put on the front page of the website. …