The City of Kodiak is scrambling to find both a new interim and a permanent city manager following Josie Bahnke’s announcement on Oct.3 that she is stepping down as the acting city manager.

State alcohol regulators have decided to not take action on the City of Kodiak’s request to increase its number of licenses for restaurants to serve beer and wine. For now the city is capped at four REPLs.

City land on Selief Lane have been set aside to build at least ten new homes to support the local Kodiak workforce. That’s after the City Council agreed to sell the undeveloped land to the Kodiak Island Housing Authority for $500,000 total. The final terms and caveats could still change.

“Since I assumed my post in 2021, I made it a priority to service our Kababayans in Alaska,” said Philippine Consulate General Neil Frank Rivera Ferrer. He and his team helped hundreds swear in for dual citizenship, renew passports, and register for overseas voting.

Kodiak’s Maritime Museum has the opportunity to secure a physical space in downtown. That’s thanks to three properties that are being rezoned from residential, R3-multifamily, to business lots.

The Kodiak Island Housing Authority and its partners are requesting the City of Kodiak sell undeveloped land at less than half its assessed value to create a “sweat-equity” housing program.

Fire officials across Alaska are looking to improve fire and fume safety by distributing and installing new smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. According to an email from the Alaska State Fire Marshal’s Office, they’re prioritizing residences with elders, in-home childcare facilities, individuals with disabilities, or low-income households.

Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are small residences that can be attached to an existing home or stand alone on the same lot as another unit. Advocates say they can add to the available housing stock.

A lack of housing, childcare shortages, and a sharp decline in workforce retention were some of the top issues highlighted at the Alaska Municipal League’s summer legislative conference in Kodiak.

"Almost every school system in nearly every community is at the point where everybody has some basic needs that are being challenged," said Association of Alaska School Boards Executive Director Lon Garrison on education funding in the state.