Kenai Peninsula Borough

Incoming Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche joined us in the studio today to talk about the borough-wide issues he plans to address in his new job. Micciche begins his new role as mayor next week.

Micciche, a former Soldotna mayor and Alaska State Senate President, won more than half of all votes, with 51.6% of the total — meaning no March runoff election is necessary.

Peter Micciche is leading in the special election for Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor, with just over 50% of the vote. But with more votes still to be tallied, it’s too soon to say whether it will be enough for the borough to avoid a runoff election next month.

Voters have until 8 tonight to cast their ballots in today's special election for Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor.

Beginning this week at in-person absentee voting sites, voters will choose between four candidates for the borough’s top seat.

Four candidates are running for the open Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor seat in the Feb. 14 special election. The winner will serve through the next municipal election, in October.

A former fire technician from Kachemak Emergency Services area says she was repeatedly sexually harassed by a supervisor, then fired for complaining about his behavior. The lawsuit was filed Monday morning.

Natural gas producer HEX is appealing the state's assessment on its property in Cook Inlet. The Kenai Peninsula Borough gets about half the sales tax on the property each year — and has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees to litigate the matter.

Population data released last week by the state shows outmigration from the state as a whole — and a declining population in all but four boroughs — between July 2021 and July 2022.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough is holding a special mayoral election Feb. 14 to fill the remainder of former Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce's term.