Kenai Peninsula Borough

Sales tax initiative won’t go to ballot this year

Kenai Peninsula voters won’t have to decide on a half-percent increase in the sales tax this October, though they still may in 2019. A citizen… Continue reading

Few lower peninsula residents comment on hospital service area boundary move

Two proposals that would alter the boundaries of the South Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area are poised to make it onto the ballot this October.… Continue reading

Mayor’s vetoes on school, tourism funding stand

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and the Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council will have to live with less money than the assembly originally approved… Continue reading

Mayor’s vetoes on school, tourism funding stand

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and the Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council will have to live with less money than the assembly originally approved… Continue reading

Local governments prepare to tax online sales

The Kenai Peninsula Borough is considering taxing online purchases after the Supreme Court of the United States reversed long-standing precedents protecting retailers from state and… Continue reading

Local governments prepare to tax online sales

The Kenai Peninsula Borough is considering taxing online purchases after the Supreme Court of the United States reversed long-standing precedents protecting retailers from state and… Continue reading

Excavation project near Kenai River shot down

Editor's note: This story has been changed to correct Jason Foster's relationship to North Star Paving. On Wednesday Kenai’s seven Planning and Zoning Commissioners unanimously… Continue reading

South Kachemak Bay may have to pay taxes to South Peninsula Hospital

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to show that if the properties south of Kachemak Bay are included into the South Kenai Peninsula Hospital… Continue reading

The assembly killed the sales tax increase. A citizen group is picking up the effort

Peninsula voters may get a chance to decide on the future of a sales tax increase this fall after all. A group of citizens have… Continue reading

South Kachemak Bay may have to pay taxes to South Peninsula Hospital

The boundary lines on the service areas for both the borough’s hospitals may change in the fall. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved a change… Continue reading

The assembly killed the sales tax increase. A citizen group is picking up the effort

Peninsula voters may get a chance to decide on the future of a sales tax increase this fall after all. A group of citizens have… Continue reading

Assembly can’t decide on revenue; mayor cuts schools, tourism funding

Three revenue options were on the table Tuesday, and the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly chose none of them. The assembly turned down three funding options… Continue reading

Borough assembly gets back into taxes Tuesday

Though the budget is finalized for the upcoming year, the finance battles aren’t done at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly yet. The assembly approved the… Continue reading

In this April 29, 2016 photo, an old car is parked on the side of the road near the bluff in Clam Gulch, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Borough kicks more money into junk car removal

The borough is planning to put a little more oomph into keeping junk cars out of its roads. Along with the moose and eagles, abandoned… Continue reading

In this April 29, 2016 photo, an old car is parked on the side of the road near the bluff in Clam Gulch, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
This photo from the Resurrection Bay Historical Society and submitted to the Kenai Peninsula Borough shows Mary Lowell, one of the original homesteaders in Seward. Two local Seward residents have proposed naming two peaks on the east side of Resurrection Bay, one of which would be named for Mary Lowell. (Photo courtesy the Resurrection Bay Historical Society/Kenai Peninsula Borough)

Assembly backs request to name two Seward mountains

Two mountain peaks east of Seward may soon bear names honoring the city’s past. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved a resolution supporting naming two… Continue reading

This photo from the Resurrection Bay Historical Society and submitted to the Kenai Peninsula Borough shows Mary Lowell, one of the original homesteaders in Seward. Two local Seward residents have proposed naming two peaks on the east side of Resurrection Bay, one of which would be named for Mary Lowell. (Photo courtesy the Resurrection Bay Historical Society/Kenai Peninsula Borough)

Federal disaster declared to repair Seward storm damage

It can be a long process after a natural disaster to finally get funding on the ground. On Friday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced… Continue reading

Borough approves K-Selo school bonds

Voters will get to decide the future of a new school for the students of Kachemak Selo in the fall. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly… Continue reading

Assembly approves budget with more school funding, mill rate increase

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly passed its fiscal year 2019 budget with a slight increase to school funding and a property tax rate increase. At… Continue reading

Here are all the taxes the assembly is talking about

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly shot down one revenue option Tuesday night but has a number of others waiting for upcoming meetings. The assembly has… Continue reading

How to tax a tourist: Revenue debate at borough assembly seeks to target visitors

The Kenai Peninsula Borough is trying to figure out the best way to use tourists’ money to pay for its government. In the past year,… Continue reading