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Candidates favor childcare, community uses for North Star Elementary but differ on strategy
Summary
Assembly and mayoral candidates at a Kodiak forum said North Star Elementary is well suited for childcare and community uses; some urged leasing to nonprofit operators while others favored selling the property to avoid ongoing maintenance costs.
Candidates at a Kodiak Island Borough forum largely agreed that the former North Star Elementary is well suited for childcare and community programming, but they differed on whether the borough should retain, lease or sell the building.
Why it matters: North Star is a borough-owned property in a neighborhood setting with playgrounds and infrastructure; candidates said decisions on reuse will affect childcare availability, community programming and borough finances.
What candidates said: - Jeffrey Woods called North Star "a phenomenal location" for childcare but said the borough must make…
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