The city of Kodiak caused an uproar recently when it started quietly removing the Lion Lee Franklin Memorial Playground from Baranof Park to make room for extra parking that will
Some city council members are at odds with the city mayor over whether funding should be increased for the Kodiak Economic Development Corporation.Â
The disagreement came to light during a city council work session last week. City of Kodiak Mayor Pat Branson suggested that the city should increase nonprofit funding to the corporation from $45,000 to $60,000, as the Kodiak Island Borough has yet to allocate funding to nonprofits for fiscal 2022.Â
âI think (KEDC) is really important. We have to keep this investment, regardless of what the borough does. I would like to see that,â Branson said, referring to the boroughâs exclusion of nonprofits from the draft versions of its fiscal 2022 budget.Â
Representatives from the U.S. Navy have assured the Kodiak City Council that next monthâs Northern Edge âwar gamesâ will have minimal impact on fishing activity in the Gulf of Alaska.
The U.S. Navy conducts joint exercises with other branches of the military every other year in the Gulf of Alaska to maintain fleet readiness and prepare the Navy to respond to a broad range of threats in diverse areas.Â
This year, the exercises are scheduled for May 3-14 and will occur in a 48,500-square-mile area located 218 miles east of Kodiak.Â
At a presentation for the Kodiak City Council on Tuesday, Navy representatives said the training ârequires Alaskan-sized spaces to simulate vast distances that modern military forces face.â