Davis Hovey
News Director-
Construction work on about 16 miles of the Chiniak Highway won’t start next summer as initially planned. The Alaska Department of Transportation now says the project will begin in 2026.
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During a special meeting on June 24, the Kodiak City Council unanimously approved the budget for fiscal year 2025. Projected revenue from all funds in the next fiscal year is approximately $49 million.
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Currently Island Trails Network is in the process of applying for a federal grant to help pay for the trail. But the nonprofit needs matching funds from the Kodiak City Council in order to do so.
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Years after a fishery disaster was declared for the 2019 Norton Sound Red king crab and the 2019-2020 Bering Sea Tanner crab fisheries, affected fishers can now apply for federal money.
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The City of Kodiak requests more restaurant licenses from the Alaska ABC Board. If the state agrees, up to ten new licenses could be distributed to local restaurants wanting to serve beer and wine.
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Three separate spills of what’s currently labeled as a mystery sheen have been reported in the harbor so far this month. City officials say the most recent incident involved a resident's fuel tank.
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After years of testing the program, electronic monitoring will soon be expanded to include pelagic trawl pollock catcher vessels across the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and the Gulf of Alaska.
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On this week's Talk of the Rock, host Davis Hovey fills in for Jared Griffin and catches up with Rep. Louise Stutes of Kodiak.
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The Alutiiq/Sugpiaq people have been using Karluk Lake for more than 6,000 years. Archaeologists recently completed a dig at one site in the area and plan to excavate another later this summer.
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Kodiak’s mill rate, which is another term for property tax, across the entire Borough is currently 10.25 mills. The new rate will be 9.25 mills.