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 By Sue McClure    Local    May 16, 2013 

Assembly goes digital

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members now will be receiving their meeting packets electronically rather than by mail in a continuing effort to eliminate paper. Work sessions during the afternoon pr...

 
 By Sue McClure    Local    April 11, 2013

Assembly approves generator purchase

With a light agenda for the first Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting in April, Mayor Navarre proclaimed April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The assembly also heard a presentation on...

 
 By Sue McClure    Local    February 28, 2013

Boro works on land selection

The Feb. 19 afternoon meeting began with a two-hour long joint work session with the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission, including East Peninsula commissioner Sandra Holsten, the KPB...

 
 By Sue McClure    Local    February 14, 2013

Borough funds Central Hospital design

There was a fairly light agenda at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Feb. 5. The assembly passed four ordinances, all scheduled for public hearing. Ordinance 2012-19-42 authorizes about 3.3...

 
 By Sue McClure    Local    January 31, 2013

Borough targets land selection, federal projects

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly had no ordinances for public hearing at the Jan. 22 meeting. However, we were given two important presentations at the lands committee meeting in the afternoon,...

 
 By Sue McClure    Local    January 10, 2013

Borough establishes Seward area as Tier 1 legislative priority

At the first Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting since early December, the one item that had brought about the most public comment and had brought the crowd to the meeting was pulled from the...

 
 By Sue McClure    Local    December 6, 2012

Land selections coming, BCVFD bond approved

Correction: The general obligation bonds to pay for Bear Creek Service Area's new fire station are not to exceed $1.4 million. The content below has been corrected (Dec. 12, 2012) During the...

 
 By Sue McClure    Local    November 29, 2012

Boro assembly approves pumper truck loan

We had a fairly short Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting on Nov. 20 but it began with a full house. The Soldotna High School football team and coaches were in attendance to receive a commending...

 
 By Sue McClure    Local    November 1, 2012

Murphy elected borough assembly president

Before reporting on the Oct. 23 meeting, I want to thank all of the community members who attended my community meetings on Oct. 13, where we discussed the capital project requests and state revenue s...

 
 By Sue McClure    Local    October 18, 2012

Boro works on anadromous waters protection, pet evacuation

Although the agenda was light for the Oct. 16 Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting, it was one of the most well attended meetings yet. Two groups came to voice their opinions during public comment...

 
 By Sue McClure    Local    December 22, 2011

Community revenue sharing authorized

Our Dec. 6 meeting day began at 2 p.m. with committee meetings. It is interesting that we not only have the same members on the assembly, but also have kept the same leadership and committee chairs....

 
 By Sue McClure    Local    November 10, 2011

Funds accepted for Bear Creek Flood Service Area

At our only meeting in the month of November, we unanimously passed six ordinances and passed four resolutions on the consent agenda. One of those resolutions certified the 2011 mayoral runoff...

 
 By Sue McClure    Local    October 20, 2011

Smart Board funding accepted, appropriated

Our day (Oct. 11) began with committee meetings at 2:30. This is a time during which we address each item on the evening’s agenda, and can ask questions of staff. We also heard a report from General...

 
 By Sue McClure    Local    September 29, 2011

Homer land classified for preservation, assembly approves $4.5 million for roads

Once each year the assembly meets in Homer and once in Seward. This was the Homer meeting, and the city hall meeting room was packed. Several of the items on the consent agenda dealt with Homer-area...

 
 By Sue McClure    Local    September 15, 2011

Borough school enrollment drops below prejection

Our meeting began with Mayor Carey making two proclamations: September as “National Preparedness Month” and the week of Sept. 11-17 as “Jump Start Physical Activity Week.” We heard presentatio...

 
 By Sue McClure    Local    August 25, 2011

2011 borough revenues exceed expenditures

Meeting of Aug. 16, 2011 We heard two scheduled presentations at our 4-plus hour meeting. The KPB School District Superintendent and Board President presented the good news that the fiscal year 2011...