Board Is Elected
At KEA Meeting
. A near record crowd attending
the Kodiak Eledtric Association
annual meeting held at the Elks
Club Monday, elected practically
the same Board of Directors as in
1957. George Magnuson is the only
new member.
The report of the Manager, Leon
Johnson, showed an increase in
consumption of electricity in
Kodiak, but showed a decrease in
consumers this year compared to
last year. According to Johnson,
the KEA produced 6,199,280 kwh
of electricity. At the end of the
year there was 1279 consumers,
64 less than a year ago. “In spite
of this, average consumption per
consumer increased to bring our
sales to the greatest level since
the Association began more than
16 years ago,” Johnson stated.
Kodiak’s .moving population is
reflected in the meter disconnects
and reconnecting service by the
coop. There were 1208 disconnects
and, 1110 reconnects last year.
. Writeoffs totalled $720.13.
The City of Kodiak is the largest
consumer of electricity, according
to the report, having used the
commodity to the amount of
$18,942,90. Other heavy users
were U.S.C.G. Loran Station,
$14,271.03; White Alice project,
$13,687.32; Kodiak public schools,
$10,994.81 and ACS, $9,748.08.
Storm damage to the power
system last year has been nil as
compared to previous years. “This
is the first winter,” according to
the Manager, “since our 7200 volt
system was built in 1949, that our
crews have not had to wash salt
contamination from power lines.”
Johnson stated that lightening
struck some portions of the system
in February, but very little damage
resulted. Johnson anticipates the
new breakwaters in the small boat
harbor should tend to hold down
the wave action in the bay adjacent
to town, and result in less salt
contamination of the power lines.
The manager, in his report,
touched on hydroelectric possibil
ities for Kodiak, which he said,
was investigated by a group of
engineers and Mr. Jelen of R.E.A.
'All sites looked good but are too
large for KEA to undertake on its
own,” Johnson stated.
Johnson sought to dispel a
rumor that KEA was no longer a
cooperative which, he said, has
been circulating in Kodiak, since
earlier this year. “We are still
affiliated with the R.E.A. program
as a member owned cooperative.”
he said. “We still receive our fin
ancing from the R.E.A.”
In his concluding remarks,
Manager Johnson extended an in
vitation to members to visit the
plant upon completion of the in
stallation of the new generating
facilities, which he stated should
be in a months time.
O. K. Kincaid, CPA, gave a
breakdown of the financial con
dition of the Coop. A decrease in
earnings shown, was due, he said,
to the reinstatement in the
balance sheet of over $12,000 for
municipal taxes. This was as a re
sult of the recent court decision
in favor of Anchorage over C.E.A.
The Association there has applied
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In his report to the meeting,
Russell Wright, Chairman of the
Construction, Committee, - stated
the installation of the new gen
erators wil give the plant a
capacity of 3213 KW in five units,
and will give KEA one of the most
standardized plants in Alaska. The
construction is based on a ten
year need, he stated.
Future construction will be
mainly in lighting and power faci
lities for the sma 1 boat harbor,
lie concluded.
$132,731.05 in payrolls were
paid by the Association in 1957,
according to the Labor Committee
report presented by Don Lawhead.
'This entire amount was paid to
persons making their homes in
Kodiak,” Lawhead stated.
Number of employees varied
from 11 to 18. The average term
os employment for all employees
is more than 8 years, with ^one
having 16 years service. A singular
fact brought out in the report was
that regular employees have now
performed their duties without a
lost time accident for 1521 days.
The 82 members present were
entertained with a movie on hob
bies and served refreshments
afterwards. Several door prizes
were won by members.
15 Acres Sought
For BPR Site
The Bureau of Public Roads has
requested the withdrawal of a 15
acre administrative site on Kodiak
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Island it was announced today by
the Bureau of Land Management.
According to M. C. Zimmerman,
District Engineer, Bureau of Pub
lic Roads, this reservation is re
quested to permit the establish
ment of a maintenance camp at
Kalsin Bay. This site also includes
about 3 acres of a gravelled beach
which would be used as a source
of select aggregate for reconstruc
tion and maintenance of the roads
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in the area.
Mr. Zijnmerman stated that con
struction presently planned for
this camp, if the withdrawal is ap
proved, includes a deep drilled
well, a maintenance garage and
storage building, and living quart
ers for maintenance personnel
The Bureau plans to proceed with
this development as soon as funds
become available.
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