Kenai Peninsula Borough

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche recently designated September as Recovery Month in the borough. The month-long observance honors those who have struggled with substance use and recognizes the strides they have made to achieve sobriety.

Kenai Peninsula Borough survey results will drive road maintenance improvements next year, and police warn bar-goers to be vigilant against drugged drinks

Online poll participants give emergency services high marks; roads get mixed response

The old ZipMart convenience store in Sterling partially collapsed last week. The building, which sits on a fuel contamination site, is owned by a company that has failed to pay property taxes for decades. Now, the borough is stepping in.

At its meeting Tuesday, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly agreed to release some details of the settlement between the borough and a former employee, who sued Pierce last fall for sexual harassment and the borough for failing to protect her.

The borough is facing lawsuits from former employees of the borough who allege harassment from supervisors, including a suit against former Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce.

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.