Jter To The Editor
e, the peop e of the com
lity of Kodiak, must realize
impoitance of selecting the
| t qualified men and women
Sead our City Government,
f n we go to the po Is to yote
'ins coming election.
'fll.odiak has declined in many
yi«cts, rather than advanced,
be past year We realize that
“boom” for Kodiak a over
that real competition has
set in. It is now not enough |
mV “to be in business”. Especi- J
m, in view of the fact that one
*l *ur main sources of income,
W; Naval Base has established
ity of their own offering com
jities and entertainment for
f/ir personnel at prices far be
wbat we can offer, We must
refoie encourage them to visit
\f]' City by always being courte
,friendly and above all.square
ill our dealings if we expect
further income for our City
5 m this source.
the management of our
y, we should waste no more
[j e; but improve our streets;
jj , in sidewalks; and improve
general appearance of our
^>n and trv to make Kodiak
in the friendly little towD it
3 in the past; a towm people
- I want to come to for fun and
nation. Much to the contrary
a, there are few if any facili
4||l|ifor adult recreation. They
s under strain of “being thrown
jail” if they have one drink
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too many In (he past men have
received as much as a $50 fine
for sleeping in a booth Wouldn’t
it be a little more community
minded to provide adequate ac
comodations in our City so peo
ple would not be forced to sleep
in booths until businesses closed
and then perhaps walk the
streets for the rest of the night
because the hotel was full? Fam
ily men, both service and civil
ian, have often expressed their
desire to live “in town” but are
unable to find decent accomoda
tions for their families. Other
towns in Alaska have been able
to get aid for “housing projects”;
why not Kodiak? They also ex
press the sentiment that the ad
vantages for their children n ed
ucation and entertainment are
very limited in Kodiak. Our
Community Center has done a
wonderful job for the children of
our Community, but it is not
enough. Do we need a beautiful
new building for our few
“drunks” as badly as we need a
new school for our children?
What about JUSTICE? Have we
3adly abused our authority?
In the mind of the average in
dividual, the duties of a patrol
man are very specific. To help
people in trouble, children and to
be jolly and courteous to every
one at all times. The minimum
of his duties is to be constantly
‘looking for someone to throw in
ail”. Actually, there is so little
or a policeman to do in the City
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of Kodiak that sometimes it is
actually they who distuib the
peaee, in order to create a job
for themselves, by ordering
someone home, or taking them
off to jail, when thf y are really
causing no one any harm or ere
atiug any disturbance. During
the ’‘boom of Kodiak” our police
force was about half the present
size. Why do we need so much
policing now? If the City Trea
sury is so financially low, would
it not be better to cut down the
police force and have one or two
trained competent patrolmen
rather than fine everyone to try
and raise money? Is our town
any better because of our exces
sive policing? Perhaps it has and
is doing more harm than good.
We must realize that if we are
to keep our City thriving, we
must create harmony and good
will between our business men
and the Naval base personnel
We should also endeavor to
improve our other source of in
come, the fishing industry, which
is one of the largest in the world.
We have two wonderful sour
ces of ineome for our City which
could make Kodiak a thriving
little City. It is up to us, the
people of this Community, to
see that we are not deprived of
the privilege of making our City i
grow. Bill Kreiner J
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