Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly

After nine months of work, the borough assembly heard public comment this week on proposed revisions to the borough's material extraction site code and permitting process.

Voters in the Kenai Peninsula Borough will choose a new mayor in a special election this Valentine's Day. Several Kenai and Soldotna candidates are already thinking of running for the open seat, which they would fill through October 2023.

We spoke with two of the three candidates for Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly District 3 at a live candidate forum this week. This forum was the fifth in our candidate forum series in partnership with The Peninsula Clarion — and the final forum before municipal election day Oct. 4.

We spoke with two of the three candidates for Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly District 3 at a live candidate forum this week. This forum was the fifth in our candidate forum series in partnership with The Peninsula Clarion — and the final forum before municipal election day Oct. 4.

The Nikiski advisory planning commission will cover 3.5 million acres. That size was a sticking point Tuesday for some members of the borough assembly.

We spoke with three of the candidates for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly during a live candidate forum at the Soldotna Public Library on Sept. 12. This forum was the third in our candidate forum series in partnership with The Peninsula Clarion.

We spoke with three of the candidates for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly during a live candidate forum at the Soldotna Public Library on Sept. 12. This forum was the third in our candidate forum series in partnership with The Peninsula Clarion.

The borough disclosed the new information at a special meeting Sunday. But it stopped short of releasing specifics about the allegations or the internal investigation.

Kenai Peninsula Borough voters will weigh in on two bonds this October, for upgrades to over dozen schools and for a new emergency services building. Soldotna voters will also vote on a bond to finance a field house next to the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

The borough legal department outlined a succession plan for the vacant mayor seat — a plan that no longer includes Chief of Staff Aaron Rhoades, since he's also set to leave the office at the end of next month.