The board reviewed their initial request and agreed to approach the borough with a new, lower request of $50 million.
5,773 of 11,317 people in the borough age 65 or older have received at least one vaccine dose
The vote to veto was unanimous
This includes the 5 positions already slated for the new Western Emergency Services
The resolution would allow the assembly to use available Fiscal Year 2021 funds to add a total of 15 positions.
The borough assembly will consider a petition to vacate a 100-foot-wide access point on the island
The resolution alleges that the state has not enforced their own laws by failing to fund enforcement.
The borough used CARES Act funds for the project, which aimed to expand internet access
The school district requested about $53 million from the borough, while the borough proposed about $43 million as a minimum amount.
The borough expects to receive about $8 million less in revenue for fiscal year 2022 than it received in fiscal year 2019
Both pieces of legislation were approved unanimously
A public hearing is scheduled for the assembly’s Tuesday meeting
Council members praised the city administration.
Only two cases were reported on the peninsula, in Homer and Soldotna
The short-term lease will last for the rest of the school year and continue on a month-to-month basis
The year saw fewer and smaller fish, as well as lower-priced fish
Many of the borough’s existing agricultural land leases were issued during the 1960s and 1970s.
Using a grant, the borough would replace a rotting bridge with a culvert
The new communications towers are intended to help expand rural internet access
Peninsula’s diversity a strength amid economic struggle
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