Soldotna City Council

Visitors of the Soldotna City Council chambers won’t have to look at old council member photographs on the walls any more. That’s because they’ve been replaced with local student art, part of an initiative to bring more art and culture to the city.

Council members met with city administration Wednesday to review proposed changes to the city budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

The unanimously supported ordinance redefines disposable grocery bags to keep thicker plastic bags out of landfills.

The Soldotna City Council will consider trashing a loophole in its disposable plastic bag ban.

The Soldotna City Council unanimously voted to provide $50 thousand to Soldotna Little League so the organization can fix damage and outdated structures in its complex of fields.

Olson served six terms in the Alaska State House of Representatives. He died of pancreatic cancer last Thursday.

Polls opened at 7 a.m. for today's municipal election, which includes races for city councils, the borough assembly, school board and more. Check KDLL throughout the evening for updated election results.

Candidate forums return next week, in advance of the October municipal election. The first forum on Monday, Sept. 4 will feature Soldotna City Council and mayoral candidates.

A vote on whether to sell the utility to Homer Electric narrowly failed in May. Despite public opposition, the city council voted to put it back on the ballot, along with a question of whether the approval threshold should be lowered from 60% to a simple majority.

The ordinance was part of a trio of proposed changes to park and city policies — the latest in a months-long response to a drag performance at Soldotna Pride in the Park last summer.