Diamond Ridge News

A house burns Sunday night on Diamond Ridge. No one was home at the time, and no firefighters were injured in fighting the blaze.

Homer Police and Alaska State Troopers continue to investigate the theft of four vehicles stolen in the Homer area last Wednesday and Thursday.

Developer Charles Tulin says he expects the airstrip, located on Diamond Ridge, to be completed this summer.

A mile-long strip of cleared land running from near the Sterling Highway just south of Diamond Ridge Road into the forest to the east might evoke visions of Anchorage's Park Strip a midtown oasis of playgrounds ...

“They're still doing soil samples to make sure it (the tower) is designed properly”

Cell phone coverage between Diamond Ridge and Stariski will get a boost when ACS Alaska Communications Systems installs a new tower in the Anchor Point area, according to David Eisenberg, senior vice president ... via Homer News

“That was a hook that caught us all by surprise. We didn't realize property values went up that much.”

Area property owners may see tax bills decrease more than anticipated in the latest round of mill rate projections. via Homer Tribune

“We're working hard on anti-burglary patrols and on the few leads we do have to solve these crimes”

Troopers investigate Skyline Drive, Diamond Ridge incidents BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG STAFF WRITER Three Pioneer Avenue businesses were burglarized since last Thursday, including two shops that were hit the same ... via Homer News

“It is our conviction that some type of alleviation from the current statutory requirement to assess property at full and true market value is past due”

A new task force created by the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will examine alternative methods of property tax assessment. via Clarion Dispatch

“I want to make sure they have factual information. This doesn't help us out, it helps out the borough. We are not feathering our nest. This money goes directly into the ground and makes better roads”

Kenai Watershed Forum officials hope a second try will mean success for an ordinance that would provide $100,000 in the FY 2009 borough budget for its culvert repair program that restores vital salmon habitat. via Clarion Dispatch

“There are literally hundreds of miles of streams on this peninsula whose connectivity ... has been interrupted by damaged or destroyed culverts”

Assembly turns down Kenai Watershed Forum request HAL SPENCE Peninsula Clarion The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday turned down a request for financial support by the Kenai Watershed Forum for its ... via Clarion Dispatch

“The interests served by the new reporting requirements have little or no applicability to such voluntary appointed municipal officers”

Assembly to ask Legislature to ease some disclosure laws HAL SPENCE Peninsula Clarion The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday could add its voice to the city of Kenai's in urging a change to state ... via Clarion Dispatch

“We all know energy costs are going up, and electricity is unfortunately in the same boat”

Earlier this month, Homer Electric Association submitted a request to the Regulatory Commission of Alaska to approve a 6.5 percent base rate increase for electricity. via Homer News

“To me, there are too many questions that have not been answered”

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly voted down a controversial vicious dog control ordinance Tuesday night agreeing that it would be difficult and expensive to enforce. via Homer News

Published: February 15th, 2008 12:48 AM Last Modified: February 15th, 2008 01:22 AM POPULATION: 690 LOCATION: On the Kenai Peninsula, about 1.5 miles northwest of Homer, on the Sterling Highway. via Anchorage Daily News

Public has chance to address Borough Assembly on Tuesday HAL SPENCE Competing ordinances aiming to impose higher roads standards on subdivision developers will get another round of public hearings at Tuesday's ... via Clarion Dispatch

“It's a little looser than the original 2007-33”

New substitute proposed for subdivision constuction standards HAL SPENCE Peninsula Clarion There is a new wrinkle in the yearlong debate over how to ensure that new subdivision roads are built to borough ... via Clarion Dispatch

“Although I think a person would be insane to serve on both the assembly and a city council, if they're willing to do it, go right ahead”

If sitting assembly members can actually manage to get themselves elected to a local city council while still holding their borough offices, more power to 'em, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly said Tuesday. via Clarion Dispatch

“What I see this resolution doing is changing the mindset of the borough”

The Kenai Peninsula Borough is now committed to developing a climate change impact plan, following adoption of a resolution at last Tuesday's assembly meeting. via Clarion Dispatch

“It (the privilege) has not been abused excessively anytime in the last few years”

Kenai Borough Assembly kicks off year with full agenda HAL SPENCE Peninsula Clarion Tuesday's Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting could be a long one. via Clarion Dispatch

Two major pieces of legislation failing to muster enough affirmative votes back on Dec. via Clarion Dispatch