Study to explore economic benefits of expanding city limits
The Kodiak City Council has authorized a $35,000 economic analysis for expanding the city limits through annexation. Research for the study will be led by Katie Cueva, an assistant professor of health policy with the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska Anchorage. The study was authorized at a city council meeting on Thursday. Recent discussions about annexation have focused on extending the cityâs limits northward to include Kodiak Island Borough Service District Number 1, undeveloped city property and the city wastewater treatment plant. The ci...