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This week we hear about U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski visited Kodiak to speak for the Alaska Municipal League, Kodiak Fire Department responded to an ammonia leak, a Coast Guard death sparked conversations about mental health on base, and we hear what it's like inside the Alutiiq Museum.
The Alutiiq Museum has been closed for over a year and is about halfway through its expansion project. Museum staff share updates on how construction is going as they plan the grand reopening next year.
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer was reported dead in late June. The investigation is ongoing, but his death sparked a new wave of conversations about mental health on the base.
According to an emailed statement from the Kodiak Fire Department, the odor of ammonia was strongest around 517 Shelikof Street, where the Silver Bay Seafoods plant is located.
Kodiak’s City Council agreed with Turnagain Marine Construction’s preferred design for the replacement of St. Herman Harbor, with some modifications, at a work session on Aug. 6.
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski visited Kodiak for just a few hours to speak at the Alaska Municipal League's Summer Legislative Session to share updates about transportation and projects with fisheries.