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    Kenai Peninsula Borough Clerk Johni Blankenship oversees the testing of voting equipment ahead of the Oct. 5, 2021, municipal election on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Borough proposes changes to write-in candidate rules
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • June 29, 2023 2:30 am

    The changes are being proposed in response to questions that came up after the most recent special mayoral election

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    Peter Micciche (center) listens to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly certify the results of the Feb. 14, 2023, special mayoral election, through which he was elected mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough, on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Thousands respond to borough services survey
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • June 7, 2023 2:30 am

    Many of the survey questions focused on the quality of borough roads

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Tyson Cox references a sheet illustrating the rotation of seats on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska.
    Soldotna requests changes to planning commission ordinance
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • June 1, 2023 2:30 am

    The measure is being considered next week

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    Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland, center, addresses the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly during a budget work session on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Assembly OKs max school funding
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • May 11, 2023 2:30 am

    The borough will contribute $54.8 million to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District for fiscal year 2024

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    Renovations made to the Betty J. Glick Assembly Chambers are seen on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Borough assembly to resume meetings in Homer, Seward
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • May 11, 2023 2:30 am

    The decision came after residents in those communities asked to be included in the body’s meeting schedule

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Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, left, addresses constituents during a town hall event on Saturday, April 15, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska.
    Bjorkman lumber bill heads to governor’s desk
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • May 4, 2023 2:30 am

    Senate Bill 87 aims to make locally milled lumber more widely available for the construction of housing in Alaska

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    Acting Kenai Peninsula Borough Clerk Michele Turner, left, accepts a ballot from Richard Derkevorkian during an assembly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Assembly considers resuming annual meetings in Homer, Seward
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • April 13, 2023 2:30 am

    The assembly currently meets at the George A. Navarre Administration Building in Soldotna

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    Peter Micciche (second from left) is sworn in as mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Micciche reflects on taking helm at ‘rudderless’ borough
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • April 13, 2023 2:30 am

    Micciche cruised to victory in the Feb. 14 Kenai Peninsula Borough mayoral special election

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    Alaska Gubernatorial candidate Charlie Pierce speaks at a campaign event at Paradisos restaurant in Kenai on Saturday, March 5, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)
    Borough assembly to discuss Pierce harassment lawsuit
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • April 6, 2023 2:30 am

    The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will meet Tuesday in executive session to discuss a sexual harassment claim filed last year…

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    Audre Hickey testifies in opposition to an ordinance that would implement a citywide lewdness prohibition in Soldotna during a city council meeting on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Soldotna council kills citywide lewdness ordinance
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 30, 2023 2:30 am

    The decision followed lengthy public comment

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    The intersection of the Kenai Spur and Sterling highways is seen on Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)
    Borough to use federal funds for street safety
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 23, 2023 2:30 am

    The funds were made available through the Safe Streets and Roads for All program

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    Rachel Nash tests voting equipment at the George A. Navarre Borough building on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Borough to upgrade voting system
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 23, 2023 2:30 am

    The acquisition of ADA-compliant voting equipment was initiated by a complaint filed by a voter who alleged the borough discriminated against him

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    Sidewalk chalk drawings cover the outside of corroding insulation at Soldotna Elementary School on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Sidewalk chalk drawings cover the outside of corroding insulation at Soldotna Elementary School on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Assembly accepts $50.4M for borough bond projects
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 17, 2023 2:30 am

    $40 million will be used to complete a first round of school maintenance projects

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