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Kenai Peninsula Borough
Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings attends a Soldotna City Council meeting on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. Farnsworth-Hutchings was one of two names submitted for the Soldotna seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission after a monthslong standoff between the city and borough mayor over the appointment. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Monthslong commission delay could end next week
By Ashlyn O'Hara • April 6, 2022 2:30 am

Tautfest’s appointment, if approved, would cap a 10-month process to fill the vacancy

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Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board member Debbie Cary speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. Cary also served on the borough’s reapportionment board. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Assembly, board of ed could get new seats
By Ashlyn O'Hara • April 6, 2022 2:30 am

Final reapportionment plans are subject to approval by borough voters

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The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly convenves on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Assembly approves $30,000 cybersecurity contract following incident
By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 23, 2022 2:30 am

The borough’s IT director said no public data was compromised

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Assembly member Tyson Cox speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Split assembly voices opposition to proposed statewide sales...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 23, 2022 2:30 am

The resolution approved Tuesday opposes the implementation of a statewide sales tax in Alaska

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The 2021 Final Redistricting Map features newly drawn boundaries for Alaska State House race on the Kenai Peninsula. (akredistrict.org/Screenshot)
Assembly, school board need to be reapportioned
By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 16, 2022 2:30 am

Some areas of the Kenai Peninsula are gaining new residents at faster rates than other areas, and it’s skewing how…

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Aaron Rhoades, Charlie Pierce, Richard Derkevorkian and Jesse Bjorkman listen to testimony during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Borough to use grant funds for COVID treatments,...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 16, 2022 2:30 am

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved a spending plan for the funds during the body’s Feb. 1 meeting

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Soldotna Prep School is pictured on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019 in Soldotna, Alaska. Relocating the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District administration to the location is one of the projects for which the borough is seeking state funds. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna Prep School is pictured on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019 in Soldotna, Alaska. Relocating the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District administration to the location is one of the projects for which the borough is seeking state funds. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Borough to lobby state for $87 million for...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 9, 2022 2:30 am

The projects include funds for a new fire station, school district relocation and flood mitigation

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A diagram presented by Teresa Jacobson Gregory illustrates the proposed extension of the Beachcomber LLC gravel pit and the impact it may have on the surrounding state recreation area. The red markers indicate the current gravel mining area, and the orange represents the area the extension may allow for mining if approved. (Image courtesy of Teresa Jacobson Gregory)
KPB Assembly to consider gravel-pit ordinance revisions
By Michael Armstrong • January 12, 2022 2:30 am

Proposed gravel pit ordinance follows Superior Court ruling that planning commission can deny permits.

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Frtiz Creek area resident Barrett Fletcher gives the invocation before a Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019 Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting as a representative of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster at Homer City Hall in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
Assembly nixes in-person Seward, Homer meetings
By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 15, 2021 2:30 am

Supporters said the meetings offer the opportunity for assembly members to make important in-person connections.

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Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce (back) and assembly members Richard Derkevorkian (left) and Jesse Bjorkman (right) particpate in a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday in Soldotna. (Photo by Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Assembly approves sweeping changes to planning commission
By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 15, 2021 2:30 am

The changes come after months of contention over the process for approving new members to the commission.

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One of the two buildings used to teach elementary school children in Kachemak Selo sits on the outer edge of the village Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 in the village at the head of Kachemack Bay. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
Borough awards contract for K-Selo design report
By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 15, 2021 2:30 am

The bid award will cover a programming phase, value analysis and cost estimate in a not-to-exceed amount of $125,000.

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Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly President Brent Johnson presides over a meeting of the assembly on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Assembly considers nixing in-person meetings in Homer, Seward
By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 17, 2021 2:30 am

Members discussed if the meetings were necessary with public Zoom access available.

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Assembly President Brent Johnson presides over a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association looks to put weir...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 17, 2021 2:30 am

The borough assembly passed legislation supporting the association’s application for grant funds

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