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Kodiak service-area chairs warn of rising road and maintenance costs as budgets move forward
Summary
Service area chairs and assembly members described steep increases in gravel and paving costs, widespread culvert failures and a multiyear maintenance backlog; several service areas plan to keep mill rates flat while using fund balance to cover urgent repairs.
During the March 26 work session, multiple service-area chairs told the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly that rising material and contract costs are straining local maintenance budgets and will limit options for major resurfacing projects.
Scott Arndt, chair of Service Area 1, said gravel and chip material costs had more than doubled since the last long-term contract and that hourly contract rates have risen substantially. He said…
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