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This week we hear about a trash pile on fire near Alaska Waste, the Kodiak Maritime Museum given an opportunity to have a physical building, a third crayfish derby to remove the invasive species in the Buskin, the ballot proposition on the upcoming municipal election in Kodiak, the significant Philippine diplomat and consulate staff's visit to the island, and an abrupt shut down to the Central Gulf of Alaska pollock trawl fishery.
“The driver heard small explosions, pops coming from the load – once we arrived on scene we could hear the same thing,” said City Fire Chief Frank Dorner. No injuries were reported.
Kodiak voters will decide if future city managers will still be required to live within city limits. That’s the focus of a ballot proposition in the upcoming municipal election which is about one week away.
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.
Buskin Lake and River are the only place in the state reported to have signal crayfish, an invasive species. In an effort to keep the population low, a Louisiana tradition is prospering in Alaska.
“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.
The National Marine Fisheries Service announced that it was shutting down the rest of the Central Gulf of Alaska pollock season. That’s after reports that the trawler fleet incidentally caught “unprecedented amounts of Chinook salmon” this week.