Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly

The proposal is a partial response to consideration of a boroughwide lodging tax this summer.

Up for consideration was a resolution that would have put a question on voter’s ballots this fall: should the borough collect a tax of up to 12% on short-term lodging and overnight camping accommodations?

KPBSD student councils now have a standing slot on assembly meeting agendas.

The assembly seldom fails to introduce an ordinance, which advances legislation to a public hearing and final vote.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough's Finance Department estimates the tax could bring in about $4.2 million annually if enacted.

A group dominated testimony at Tuesday's assembly meeting with their thoughts about borough election security.

At its Tuesday meeting, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly set the floor for its school district contribution at $56.2 million.

Borough Mayor Peter Micciche says the ordinances are a response to the actions of an individual who harassed employees at multiple borough offices and made unreasonable records requests.

Residents of Cooper Landing protested the lease of a one-acre parcel to a company that will batch concrete for the Cooper Landing Bypass project. After the Borough Assembly approved the lease, residents called on the mayor to veto it, but he declined to do so on Tuesday, saying he'd meet with residents to discuss safety.

In a board meeting Monday and joint session with the Borough Assembly Tuesday, school board members continued to discuss a tentative budget that accounts for no increased funding from the state. “We’re hopeful that this isn’t the budget that’s gonna last,” Board Vice President Jason Tauriainen said.