The amount of money received this fiscal year will be determined, in part, by population.
The program was made possible using federal CARES Act funds
The Soldotna City Council voted to set aside $350,000 in excess CARES dollars for the shop local program earlier this year.
A federal lawsuit challenging the ruling has temporarily blocked its enforcement.
Library holds art and book sale fundraiser
Soldotna celebrates Christmas in the Park
Council amends measure to make mask-wearing optional
The funds are made available under the federal American Rescue Plan Act
From furs to dreamcatchers, local artisans show off ingenuity at holiday bazaar
The council limited who can participate and what programs are eligible.
The city council set aside $350,000 in leftover CARES funds for the program.
Local entrepreneurs take their ideas to the ‘Shark Tank’
The unit would be funded with roughly $50,000 in grant funds.
There were more than 11,100 day uses of campgrounds — the most ever.
Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce said he will not appoint Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings to the commission.
The program offers $100 in vouchers to people who spent $200 on discretionary items at participating Soldotna businesses.
The city on Thursday applied for $360,000 from a federal grant program that would help fund a planning project.
The expansion is expected to add 20 years worth of capacity to the existing cemetery.
Runway 7-25 was temporarily closed earlier this year while it underwent renovations.
Approved for introduction by the Soldotna City Council during their Oct. 13 meeting, the legislation would put an extra $583,000 toward the project
