The Kenai Peninsula Borough is soliciting applications for persons interested in serving on the Western Emergency Service Area (WESA) board of directors, which encompasses the unincorporated communities of Anchor Point, Fox River (north/northwest portion above Caribou Lake) Happy Valley, Clam Gulch, Cohoe (south/southwest portion), Ninilchik, and Nikolaevsk. Positions are available to represent the service area as follows:
Western Emergency Service Area – Seat A (Anchor Point Resident) Term Expires October, 2023
- Western Emergency Service Area – Seat B (Anchor Point Resident) Term Expires October, 2022
- Western Emergency Service Area – Seat C (Ninilchik Resident) Term Expires October, 2023
- Western Emergency Service Area – Seat D (Ninilchik Resident) Term Expires October, 2022
- Western Emergency Service Area – Seat E (Anchor Point or Ninilchik Resident) Term Expires, October, 2021
What is the role of the appointed service area board? The board of directors are representatives of the communities within the service area. The WESA board members will be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the assembly; these individuals are advisory to the mayor and the assembly with respect to the ordinance of powers that define the service area and the duties prescribed by law to the mayor and to the assembly.
To read more about the role and duties of a service area board, visit https://www.kpb.us/service-areas
You may apply online HERE.
