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Changing tides
Peninsula turns attention to renewable energy sources
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Kenai to build boardwalk with grant funds
The funds were made available by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
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Wells to fill Seward council vacancy
He was appointed after the council reached a standstill on another candidate.
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Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association looks to put weir at Delight Creek
The borough assembly passed legislation supporting the association’s application for grant funds.
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Soldotna tweaks mini grant program
The council limited who can participate and what programs are eligible.
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Fisherman challenge EEZ closure
The closure affects an area of Cook Inlet from south of Kalgin Island to about Anchor Point.
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Borough looks to tap rescue funds for projects
About $3.4 million of American Rescue Plan Act was allocated for “pay-go” infrastructure projects.
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District changes substitute requirements amid shortage
The changes are focused on streamlining the application process.
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Soldotna shop local returns for 2nd year
The city council set aside $350,000 in leftover CARES funds for the program.
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Soldotna City Council gets rundown on new voting systems
Alaska will be the first U.S. state to hold both an open primary and a ranked choice general…
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Soldotna seeks to create mobile recreation unit
The unit would be funded with roughly $50,000 in grant funds.
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Assembly considers nixing in-person meetings in Homer, Seward
Members discussed if the meetings were necessary with public Zoom access available.
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New boundaries, shortened terms for local senators after redistricting
The board paired new Alaska State House Districts with Senate districts Wednesday.
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Soldotna campgrounds see record use
There were more than 11,100 day uses of campgrounds — the most ever.
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ATVs, other all-purpose vehicles, to be OK on some peninsula roads
The regulations drew safety concerns when first proposed earlier this year.
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Feds fund beetle kill mitigation efforts
The funds were part of $2 million in beetle kill mitigation funds obtained by Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
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Redistricting shifts peninsula rep boundaries
Seward and Kodiak will vote together; Carpenter’s district expands
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Standoff over planning commission appointment continues
Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce said he will not appoint Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings to the commission.