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What goes into the borough budget?
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly begins the long process of hashing out its budget for fiscal year 2019…
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Gravel pit group digs into recommendations
With two public listening sessions behind them, the members of the borough’s working group on gravel pits are…
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Result in borough invocation case could take 6 months
With the open court discussion done, the plaintiffs and the Kenai Peninsula Borough may have to wait up…
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Public hearing on hospital boundary move set for Ninilchik
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to show that South Peninsula Hospital’s revenues would be reduced under…
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Birders, senators concerned at memo on bird protections
Birding activists and a group of senators are asking the U.S. Department of the Interior to rethink a…
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Borough mayor looks forward at budget balancing, future revenue plans
Just over a month remains before the Kenai Peninsula Borough administration plans to bring its proposed budget to…
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Resolution would ask DOT to lower Cooper Landing speed limit
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly may ask the state to drop the speed limit on part of the…
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Homeowners can be left holding the bag if they hire unlicensed contractors
A thin layer of snow shifted across the bare plywood floor of the unfinished house when construction contractor…
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Court hears arguments on invocation lawsuit
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly’s policy on who can give invocations had its day in court. The American…
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CES looks to move Soldotna fire station
Central Emergency Services is looking to East Redoubt Avenue in Soldotna for its new Station 1 site. The…
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After public objection, borough trims land auction list
The list of Kenai Peninsula Borough-owned parcels up for auction got significantly shorter after the borough assembly trimmed…
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Public battles over gravel pit restrictions
The Kenai Peninsula Borough’s working group on gravel pits wanted public comment, and on Thursday night, they got…
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Assembly hears tax options, postpones sales tax decision
The Kenai Peninsula Borough has a lot of options to balance its budget and fund public schools, but…
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Assembly revisits hospital boundary move
The debate over who has to pay property taxes to which of the borough’s hospitals is getting into…
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Sales tax increase back on assembly agenda
The public will have a chance to weigh in Tuesday on a proposition to ask voters whether the…
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Borough working group looks into peat
Much of the western Kenai Peninsula is covered in peatlands, and some people want the chance to harvest…
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Ninilchik launches Homer-Kenai bus service
Western Kenai Peninsula residents can now get to Homer, Kenai or Ninilchik by shuttle, courtesy of the Ninilchik…
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Nikiski Fire trains up on ice diving
The old saying goes that there’s no bad conditions, only bad gear. The Nikiski Fire Department is testing…
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Board of Fish to meet on peninsula in 2020
Central Kenai Peninsula fishermen will get to stay at home for the 2020 Board of Fisheries meeting. For…
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Mayor proposes reorganization of public safety departments
The Kenai Peninsula Borough administration is working on a plan to reshuffle its various public safety departments. Borough…