School districts across Alaska lobbied lawmakers heavily last session for a meaningful increase to the base student allocation
The group includes peninsula borough and city mayors
The ordinance takes effect Jan. 19
The discussion comes two months after a hacker disrupted a council meeting
The tax applies to all hotels, motels, inns, lodges and short-term rentals, such as Airbnbs and Vrbos
Effective Jan. 1, assembly invocations will be delivered exclusively by volunteer chaplains who serve the borough’s fire and emergency medical service areas
The borough’s current logo is “dated, difficult to scale, and too detailed to be effective,” according to legislation proposing the change
Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, Rep. Ben Carpenter and Rep. Justin Ruffridge joined the board for a work session in Soldotna
The announcement means that contractors can start submitting their proposals for how they’d complete the work and how much it would cost to do so
The department said its goal is to reduce brine use overall in the region by 40%
Most of the funds were spend in the northwest area of Kalifornsky Beach Road
The program is offered by the Federal Emergency Management Area in order to help states and other emergency management agencies implement the National Preparedness System
The pipe to be repaired discharges treated effluent into the Kenai River
Eligible veterans include those who are at least 18 years old and have lived in Alaska for at least one year immediately prior to the sale
Kenai Peninsula voters next November will cast ballots in one Alaska State Senate race and in four Alaska House of Representative races
A resolution considered at Monday’s council meeting would increase rates by $0.06 per kWh for all customers
Borough code doesn’t allow the borough to promote city-specific tourism without entering into a partnership with that city
The 72-page plan outlines more than 30 projects
The ordinance, brought forward by Soldotna Vice Mayor Lisa Parker, would apply to people making lodging reservations within the city
The new policy says only chaplains may give assembly invocations
