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Kodiak candidates push opening borough land, zoning changes to ease housing crunch
Summary
Candidates at a Kodiak Island Borough forum said increasing buildable land, updating zoning and incentivizing development are top tools to address the borough's housing shortage; several suggested specific parcels and cautioned about infrastructure costs.
Candidates for the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly told a candidate forum that making more land available and changing zoning are the most practical ways to address the borough’s shortage of affordable homes.
At the forum, several candidates said the borough could help by releasing or rezoning existing borough-owned parcels and encouraging public–private partnerships to produce housing for residents rather than short-term rentals. "If the borough does sell land, covenant should be in place to ensure it's used for long term homeownership, not short term rentals," candidate Caroline Roberts said.
Why it matters: Candidates tied housing affordability to workforce retention, school enrollment and the…
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