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Commission agrees to adjust CIP priority for fire district project to aid grant writing
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission agreed by consensus to move a fire service district project from position 15 to position 9 on the FY2026 capital improvements priority list to aid grant applications; the list remains a recommendation to the assembly, which may reorder priorities before sending to the state.
The Kodiak Island Borough Planning and Zoning Commission agreed during its Sept. 10 work session to reprioritize one capital project on the FY2026 capital improvements program (CIP) list to support grant‑writing by a fire service district.
Commissioners heard a request — made by a commissioner who said he had been sitting in on the fire district board — to move the district’s CIP request from about 15 on the borough’s list to number 9 so the district could reference a higher borough priority in grant applications. The commissioner asked that the list be adjusted by slipping every project below number 9 down one slot so number 15 becomes number 9.
Chris French, community development director, noted the commission’s CIP list is only a recommendation to the borough assembly. "I just wanted everyone to be clear that your document might look different here in a month or 2 when the assembly rearranges or does their own priority," he said.
Why it matters: being higher on the borough’s recommended CIP list can strengthen an applicant’s case when competing for state or other external funds. Commissioners signaled support for the proposed shift to help the fire district's grant efforts.
Outcome: commissioners present agreed to slip project number 15 into number 9 and shift subsequent projects down one slot. Commissioners emphasized this was a recommendation; the assembly retains final authority and may reassign priorities before the list is transmitted to the state.
Context: the resolution before the commission is FY2026‑02, Kodiak Island Borough’s five‑year capital improvements list. The item was returned to the commission so absent members could weigh in; commissioners present generally supported leaving the list as is except for the single proposed bump for grant‑writing purposes.
Next steps: staff will forward the commission’s recommendation to the assembly as part of the CIP process. The assembly will make the final priority decisions before the list is transmitted to state officials.
