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Assembly extends Threshold Services recycling contract through 2026 with optional 2027 term
Summary
After public comment from Threshold Services, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly authorized a one-year extension to Threshold's recycling contract through June 30, 2026, with an optional one-year accession through 2027; the vote was 6-0.
The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly on April 17 authorized a one-year extension of Contract FY2021-01 with Threshold Services Inc. to continue borough recycling services through June 30, 2026, and approved an optional accession to extend the contract to June 30, 2027. The motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
Chris Lynch, president of the Threshold Services board, urged the assembly to approve the extension and provided background on the nonprofit's operations. "We have provided the Kodiak Island Borough recycling services for over 28 years," Lynch said during public comment. He outlined Threshold's staffing structure, decades-long operations, and the scope of service: a drive-through "Recycle Haven," eight self-service drop-off centers, eight cardboard dumpsters through Alaska Waste, and between 23 and 25 shipping containers sent to Seattle annually via Matson. Lynch cited commodity-price pressure: "This month's quote for OCC, which is cardboard, was $75 a ton. This time last year, it was a hundred and $30 a ton. Newspaper and mixed paper are negative $10 a ton."
Manager Amy Williams presented the staff report noting the current contract expires June 30, 2025, and described the extension as intended to ensure continuity of service and align recycling and solid-waste contract timelines. The matter had been discussed at the Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB). SWAB did not provide a formal recommendation and instead referred the matter back to the assembly for decision.
Assemblymembers voiced support for continued recycling services and for the contract extension as a way to avoid interruptions and to give the borough time to consider longer-term solid-waste strategy. Assemblymember Scott (surname not specified in transcript) said he supported the optional 2027 accession so the borough could await federal-level policy changes, and Assemblymember Beau Whiteside noted the value of job creation and landfill-space savings from recycling.
The assembly authorized manager Williams to execute Contract FY2021-01, extension 5, with optional extension 6. The roll call was recorded as a unanimous vote of 6-0.
