Assembly shuts down ordinances that would tax tobacco, fund child care
Ordinance 2024-15 sought to combat the lack of affordable, accessible and quality child care in the borough
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Ordinance 2024-15 sought to combat the lack of affordable, accessible and quality child care in the borough
Mayor Peter Micciche called the proposal a "nanny tax for child care, essentially."
A Kenai-based concrete company will set up shop in Cooper Landing to help build parts of a state bypass project in the community following approval last week by the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly of a lease agreement with the company. The vote came amid widespread community opposition to the agreement.
The vote came amid widespread community opposition to the agreement
A torch is being passed in the race to represent the southern Kenai Peninsula in the Alaska House of Representatives.