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Borough’s Kalifornsky seat to be up for election after Baisden announces plan to resign
Baisden will continue to serve through Oct. 19.
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Borough considers seasonal sales tax rate
Borough sales tax would be modified from a flat 3% to a seasonal model of 4% in summer…
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Borough to provide maximum funding for school district
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will receive less money from the state this year than it did…
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Borough assembly commends Roberta Highland
The longtime Homer resident passed away in April 24 at age 75.
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Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly OKs reduction in boroughwide mill rate
Mill rates for several service areas have also been reduced.
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Borough Assembly approves new ‘Land Affordability Program’
The program will help qualifying buyers purchase borough land at 25% discount.
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Tourism working group rejects bed tax, recommends seasonal sales tax adjustment
The document includes a section that says the borough could alternatively leave its tax structure exactly as it…
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Assembly advances $57.6 million funding floor for KPBSD
The assembly said it will not determine the actual contribution amount until later in its annual budget process.
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Borough mayor proposes mill rate decrease in $180M draft budget
The budget also follows his “balanced budget philosophy” of spending increases at or below around 2.5% year-over-year.
Opinion
Opinion: Taxes, adequate education funding and putting something back into your pocket
Kenai Peninsula Borough taxpayers simply can’t make a dent in the education funding deficit by themselves, nor should…
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Tourism working group gets 2-month extension
In a 3-3 vote, the working group had earlier this month rejected a draft document with proposed recommendations.
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Micciche pushes mill rate decrease, presses state to boost education funding
Borough Mayor Peter Micciche delivered an update to the joint Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce on Wednesday.
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Assembly kills resolution asking for option to cap property assessment increases
Alaska municipalities are required by state statute to assess all properties at their full and true value.
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Assembly to consider request to Alaska Legislature for 5% property tax increase cap
The resolution was postponed until the next meeting amid questions from assembly members about how the cap might…
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SoHi siding, Hope roof repair projects move forward
The Soldotna project has been reduced from its original scope.
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Micciche reports back on Southcentral Mayors’ Energy Coalition
The group calls importation of natural gas a necessity in the short-term.
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Caring for the Kenai announces 12 finalists
The final presentations will take place on April 17 in Kenai.
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Assembly calls on state to boost school funding
The move was made as the school district faces a $17 million budget deficit.
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Work soon to begin on Kenai Middle security upgrades
The security upgrades are among several key KPBSD maintenance projects included in a bond approved by borough voters…
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Borough approves federal request to fund recycling redesign
A large baler that was used for recycling was recently left inoperable by a catastrophic failure in its…