KODIAK, Alaska (AP) - Trees toppled by high winds last year on an Alaska island in the southern city of Kodiak could be turned into woodchips for a composting facility under a plan formed by city officials.
City officials have compiled a request for three-year contract proposals to supply woodchips for the compost facility.
Companies interested in the work would be allowed to take the downed trees on Near Island to supply woodchips, The Kodiak Daily Mirror reported (https://bit.ly/2q4ZuVK ) on Wednesday.
Having companies take away the trees to turn them into woodchips would allow Kodiak to avoid paying for their removal, said city engineer Glenn Melvin.
“We’re going under the assumption that if we don’t do this, we’re going to be charged for (the cleanup),” Melvin said. “We will offer this as available resource for the woodchips and let the contractors figure out the best way (to source it).”
Officials believe contractors will be interested in the idea because the downed trees are close to the city’s compost facility.
The contractors “told us that, once they start dragging the logs and getting them dirty, it just really runs the cost up of their chipper and their blades, so they like to move them as little as possible,” Melvin said.
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Information from: Kodiak (Alaska) Daily Mirror, https://www.kodiakdailymirror.com
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