Alaska regional basketball conferences were held last weekend with 2A Kenai Peninsula games held at the Homer High School gym. KBBI’s Emilie Springer spoke with Ninilchik’s head coach with the following notes from the tournament.
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Both Hilcorp and ENSTAR said they’ve been eyeing Kenai’s pore space for about a year. ENSTAR estimates it could start injecting gas by the end of the year for around $240 million. Hilcorp says it could do it for less money, around $100 million.
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Council members will convene at the end of the month for a work session to discuss the ice arena’s future and long-term needs.
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The city's Riverfront Redevelopment Plan describes a walkable main street parallel to the Kenai River. During debate, council members weighed the city’s economic and quality-of-life opportunities with the wishes of property owners.
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The cuts are being proposed as school board members trying to reconcile a roughly $8.5 million forecast budget shortfall, and come as community members fervently advocate to keep their programs.
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Representative Sarah Vance held a public town hall meeting for constituents Saturday at the KPC campus; and Alaska Congressman Nick Begich Tuesday urged the state Legislature to be bold with policies to encourage resource development, just as a previous generation did to build the Trans-Alaska Pipeline
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