Kenai Peninsula Borough

Among the applicants are a former assembly member, a former Oklahoma mayor and a speech-language pathologist with the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District.

An ordinance going before the assembly Tuesday would cap school board terms to two consecutive full terms – the same limit put on assembly members and the borough mayor.

In many ways, the new station is an upgrade. Firefighters have their own rooms. A dedicated gym means crews no longer work out in the vehicle bay. And a multi-purpose conference room is big enough to accommodate every employee at once.

Hicks has represented the assembly’s District 7 since October 2025. In a resignation letter, he said he is moving out of state next week and will not attend any future assembly meetings.

Petitioners cited private property rights and safety issues from lack of infrastructure. But others say privatizing the road would shutter a longstanding community fishing spot and limit already-sparse river access.

Monday’s vote came on the heels of public meetings the borough held in Sterling, Seward and Kasilof to ask the communities what they want to see happen with the buildings.

The Alaska Division of Forestry says the exact cause of the fire is still under investigation, but has ruled out lightning, suggesting the blaze was human-caused.

In a letter, Griebel says he is resigning from the assembly to take a job with the borough.

Tustumena is one of four schools closed by the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education earlier this year to save money.

The borough budget designates money for local schools, road work, borough landfills, service areas and government operations, among other things.