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Assembly urged to expedite landfill fence repairs after DEC letter and rising public attention
Summary
Assembly members pressed borough staff to accelerate repairs to the landfill fence after recent bear activity, a DEC letter and growing social-media attention; staff said parts of the repair are ready but lack an active facilities contract and hope to complete repairs by Oct. 31.
Assembly members on Sept. 11 urged Kodiak Island Borough staff to treat repairs at the borough landfill as urgent after staff reported penetrations in the fence, installation of a new energizer and a DEC letter raising concern about bears.
Manager Amy Williams told the assembly that a new fence energizer was installed and small fence penetrations were being repaired but that the borough lacked a current facilities contractor to complete all repairs. "We were hoping to be able to move forward with our new contractor on those fence repairs,…
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