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And Where Were We?
This past week the Nome Nugget was stunned to learn that its
water and sewage project application under the Accelerated Public
Works Act would not be acceptable because the funds totaling $400,
000,000 had been used up.
Our City Manager reported the same story to the City Council
last month.
Yet we notice that the Accelerated Public Works Program has
provided $175,000 to Hydaburg (wherever that is) for sewage dis
posal and a water system. Angoon is getting $110,000 for water and
sewage disposal systems. Cordova will receive $400,000 for wafer
facilities and another $383,000 for storm and sanitation sewer and
North Pole is lined up for $31,450 for sewage treatment.
We are in the process of bonding Kodiak residents in the amount
of $500,000 for water improvement bonds and another $130,000 for
sewer bonds. Of this total of $630,000 not a single penny is coming
from the federal government.
Everyone has known for years that the water facilities would
have to be enlarged and the need for a sewer system in the Leite
addition was urgent.
Why wasn’t an application made last year or even last spring?
A city official flew down to Seattle this winter in a last ditch
effort to get some federal aid, and was told that it was too late.
The people of Kodiak are entitled to know why action wasn’t
taken sooner.—W.V.M.
Festival Parade
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Festival, said invitations have al
ready gone ouit to the U.S. Army
band at Fort Richardson, and to
the UJS. Naval Station band here
to join in the. Parade.
Appointed Parade Chairman
again this year is Gene Sundberg.
He has invited organizations and
commercial houses to sign up now
for the Parade.
Sundberg has information avail
able on how materials for the floats
may be ordered. Those interested
in floats for the parade should con
tact Sundberg immediately.
This year’s theme will be the
200th anniversary of settlement on
Kodiak Island.
Governor William A. Egan and
Mrs. Egan have been invited to be
guests of honor at the King Crab
Festival and to review the parade.
A letter of invitation went to the
Governor this past week.
The Festival committee is busy
firming up plans for what promises
to be the “Biggest Festival Yet.”
Queen candidates are signing u r
and tickets will go on sale just as
soon as all entrants for Queen are
registered. Candidates are asked
to sign with Ray Martin at the
PNA office.
Alaska Author
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Agnes Rodli, sister of Carl Rodli
of Kodiak, has just had a manu
script accepted by the Moody
Press on her experiences as a
missionary in Alaska. She was a
visitor in Kodiak this past week.
Elks WiN Install
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Wally Valen, Esteemed Loyal
Knight; Bill Unger, Esteemed) Lec
turing Knight; Lorren Chester, sec
retary; Stan Nelson, treasurer;
Herman Beukers, Esquire; Gene
Sundberg, Chaplain; John Hangste
fer, Inner Guard; Danny Seehafer,
Tiler.
The Board of Trustees will in
clude: Jim Zieba, Pete Ramaglia,
Eldon Lester, Archie Zehe and
Loren Hansen.
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Kodiak Chamber Endorses Navy Plan
To Construct 250 Replacement Homes
The Kodiak Area Chamber of
Commerce endorsed Navy Plans fo
build 250 housing units on the
U.S. Naval Station.
One stipulation went along with
the Chamber sanction, and that
was that the new units must be
replacements only.
Action came at a special meeting
of the Chamber Monday noon.
Cmdr. Hubert Krakow of the Na
val Station said the Navy’s plans
call for the 250 units to replace
260 inadequate quarters. Law re
quires that the housing replaced
by the new quarters be torn down,
Navy spokesmen said.
The Chamber at its regular meet
ing March 14, had been told that
the Navy’s proposed housing proj
ect would hinder any plans for
new privately financed housing in
the city, and cause a distressing
exodus of tenants from the Aleu
tian Homes, as new quarters be
came available.
NAVY POLICY
Cmdr. Krakow at Monday’s meet
ing said the Navy has no interest
in hurting the economy of Kodiak.
“It is Navy policy to rely on the
civilian community for adequate
housing,” Cmdr. Krakow stated.
A special committee of the
Chamber had met with M. G. Geb
hart, executive director of the
Alaska State Housing Authority,
last Thursday and unanimously
agreed to oppose the project, ex
cept for the replacement of 78 sub
standard units, and “a minimum
number of 3-4 bedroom units.” No
exact figure was given, but it
seemed to be the Chamber would
not oppose construction of about
100 units.
With Navy spokesmen on hand
Monday, the whole picture
changed. Cmdr. Krakow said the
Navy heartily endorsed the Cham
ber’s opposition to new housing.
He then proceeded to outline the
plan to replace 260 units with 250
new quarters.
“Actually,” said Lt. Cmdr. R. R.
Raber, “we will be removing 10 to
12 families to the city, because the
Bureau did not give us all that we
asked in replacements.”
TAKES A WOMAN
Jack Hinckel, Chamber member,
took a dim view of the Navy’s plan
to clear away the 260 units to be
replaced. “We were promised when
Aleutian Homes was built that
housing on Bell’s Flats and Avia
tion Hill would be torn down,” he
said. Hinckel then pointed out it
was several years before Bell's
Flats housing was closed down,
and Aviation Hill has never been
closed.
“If once the 250 units are built
the Navy might find some urgent
need to keep the old housing,”
Hinckel declared.
In reply Lt. Cmdr. Raber said
the law requires that bousing re
placed must be torn down.
A wire was sent to the Assistant
Secretary asking also for a guar
antee that the units would be re
placement only.
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