KPB Meeting Tonight

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Kenai Peninsula Borough  Meeting Tonight

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In progress...
*Will update as the meeting progresses*

7:00pm
zzzz... nothing of note yet. Breaking their arms patting each other and themselves on the back.

8:00pm
Voted: YES to buy the adjacent property to the Hospital 8-1
Voted: Unanimous Consent to pay for snow-machines
Voted: Unanimous Consent to pay for the Shower Replacement Act
Voted: Unanimous Consent for $185K for ambulance for Nikiski
Voted: Unanimous Consent for money for stage equipment at the high-school
Voted: Unanimous Consent for 5 million for roads from the state.
Voted: Unanimous Consent for Separate approval for pay raises pamphlet
Voted: Unanimous Consent for a feasibility study for public transportation
reconvene at 8:45pm

8:46pm
reconvened:
Hospital stuff... vote coming on the introduction of an ordinance to sign a letter of intent for entering into an agreement to sell the majority share of the local community owned hospital to a LPH (a private company).

The ordinance is non-binding and has been accused of not creating a dialog between the people and the Hospital board by detractors. Not signing it would possibly incur a $300k penalty to the borough.

Straw-poll of the room is 19 against vs 7 for, the introduction of the amendment. this does not reflect the council members positions, just the make-up of the room.

10:45pm
Amendment to have another public hearing... vote  5 yes vs 4 no on Oct 26.

11:11pm
Vote to move that the ordinance be put forward  4 YES vs 5 NO !!

vote on planning commission's decision to vacate an obscure easement but not the right-of-way: No action.

arm breaking/back-patting is commencing again.

11:25pm
***MEETING ADJOURNED***

Next meeting Sept 21. in Homer, AK