City of Soldotna

Sponsors say the new time would be consistent with the city’s other groups and make it easier for people to participate.

The votes came after a work session with city parks and recreation staff, who presented some of their nuts-and-bolts proposals for the 42,000-square-foot field house. For example – how much people will pay to get into the building.

The request comes almost two years after the city council defunded the center amid allegations of financial mismanagement.

Visitors of the Soldotna City Council chambers won’t have to look at old council member photographs on the walls any more. That’s because they’ve been replaced with local student art, part of an initiative to bring more art and culture to the city.

The City of Soldotna's Storefront Improvement Program offers up to $7,500 to cover 50% of building facade improvements. More than 20 local businesses over the last decade have received funding through the program.

The Soldotna City Council enacted the tax about a year ago.

When the owner of a prominent Soldotna RV and mobile home park handed down dozens of eviction notices last year, it laid bare some of the challenges faced by some of the area's most vulnerable residents.

Lisa Parker has previously served as the organization’s vice president

The division is interested in relocating its Soldotna base to the airport from its current location near the Birch Ridge Golf Course.

The Friday ruling caps more than five years of work by the city to annex about two-and-a-half acres of land in Ridgeway, Funny River and Kalifornsky into Soldotna city limits.