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Borough discusses selling and developing land to tackle housing shortage, but infrastructure will slow timelines
Summary
Assembly members and staff reviewed a parcel map and debated priorities for disposing borough land to address Kodiak’s housing shortage. Members favored smaller, near-term lots in served areas and said many borough parcels need roads, sewer or water before homes can be built.
The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly reviewed a borough-owned parcel map Thursday and discussed prioritizing land disposals to expand housing supply, with members urging focus on small, quickly developable lots in served areas.
The discussion matters because borough-owned land could provide a faster route to buildable lots and expand local affordable housing, but many borough parcels lack roads, sewer and water and require multi-year infrastructure work.
Borough Manager Amy Williams presented an interactive parcel map and noted multiple parcels slated for committee review, including tracts near Beaver…
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