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Bed tax back on assembly agenda
The much-debated bed tax proposal may get second life, if the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly chooses to introduce…
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Absentee ballots narrow gap in mayor’s race; some ballots yet to be counted
The first batch of absentee and questioned ballots brought the runoff race for Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor much…
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Pierce leads in mayoral runoff
Charlie Pierce is poised take the helm at the Kenai Peninsula Borough for the next three years, according…
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North Road extension project hits delay
A regulatory hangup will delay the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s Kenai Spur Highway extension project for a few months.…
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Mike Navarre to take commissioner role
Mike Navarre has been tapped for the lead role at the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic…
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Assembly, councils ask fish board to meet on peninsula
Local government bodies on the central Kenai Peninsula really want the state Board of Fisheries to hold a…
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Navarre gives overview of tenure
Borough Mayor Mike Navarre thought he would be done being mayor by now, after the Oct. 3 election.…
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Absentee ballots counted; results unchanged
None of the Oct. 3 Kenai Peninsula Borough election results have changed after all the absentee ballots have…
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With defeat of Prop 1, cannabis industry breathes sigh of relief
Cannabis business owners and employees in the borough outside city limits have a weight off their shoulders on…
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Borough ballot props fail
Cannabis businesses in the borough outside the cities can continue operations as usual with the failure of Kenai…
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Ballot prop asks to raise sales tax cap to $1,000
Kenai Peninsula residents who voted last year may have a moment of déjà vu when they look at…
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Smalley, Bannock face off in District 2
Two familiar political characters are facing off again to represent District 2 to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly.…
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Voters to choose new mayor on Oct. 3
Next week will bring not only five new assembly members and a draft of new service area board…
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One challenges incumbent for District 1 assembly seat
Voters in the Kalifornsky Beach area and part of Ridgeway have two choices for their Kenai Peninsula Borough…
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2 vie for District 5 assembly seat
Two candidates want to fill a Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly seat representing a sprawling district that includes Sterling,…
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Prop 2 asks voters to support HVAC repairs to borough building
A set of round dials mounted on a monitoring box in a cramped maintenance room are supposed to…
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Criticism mounts against nondepartmental borough funding
The Kenai Peninsula Borough’s funding for nondepartmentals is often a popular punching bag for criticism, frequently intensifying during…
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Candidates tackle social issues in packed forum
Most of the conversation among the candidates for Kenai Peninsul Borough Assembly and borough mayor has been about…
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Residents petition borough: Stop maintaining our road
A group of property owners asked the Kenai Peninsula Borough to stop maintaining their road, picking up the…
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Ordinance would exempt freight hauling from sales tax
If the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approves an ordinance amending the sales tax code, freight haulers will again…