Tag Archives: Sara Mason

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough is asking for feedback on what to do with Woody Way Field. The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approved putting the Killarney Hills parcel up for sale, and a master plan will inform its ultimate decision. The Borough Community Development Department held a meeting yesterday for agencies and organizations with an interest in the possible …

A tiny house village located in Washington D.C. Photo by Inhabitant / Flickr Kayla Desroches/KMXT The state of Alaska abounds with creative living situations, from houseboats to yurts, and the tiny house market may have a future in Kodiak. But that starts with Kodiak Island Borough code. According to borough Community Development Director Sara Mason, the tiny house movement is …

On today’s Talk of the Rock, borough Community Development Director Sara Mason joins to talk about code, a chicken ordinance which affects residents who keep small animals in certain districts, and accessory dwelling units.

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The epic of Otmeloi Way continues on its more than decade-long path to completion. Kodiak Island Borough community development director Sara Mason says the road, which is near North Star Elementary, is less than a mile long and they’ll do a complete reconstruction. She describes some of the current issues. “There’s children that walk to school and then …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Local government is still deciding how it should balance law and order with residents’ passion for raising chickens. Last year, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly put a hold on the enforcement of land use regulations which prohibit keeping poultry on urban residential lots, and the borough has since been trying to figure out how to better control the …