The dipnet season on the Kenai is currently July 10 through July 31 and requires a personal use fishery permit. The City of Kenai provides a number of services to support this fishery including parking and camping on the beaches, restrooms, trash collection, and a boat dock with a four ramp boat launch.

The City of Soldotna adopted a plan to spend over $7.3 million in Federal CARES Act funding during their City Council meeting on Wednesday. The vote was unanimous by a 5 – 0 vote.

During a joint hearing of the House Health and Social Services and House State Affairs committees on Wednesday, lawmakers heard testimony from frontline workers and workplace safety experts who urged the Dunleavy Administration to establish workplace safety standards as organizations across our state navigate the challenges of working during a pandemic.

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, on Thursday, announced 49 new people with COVID-19 in Alaska. 46 are residents in 12 communities. Two are in Kenai, two are in Soldotna, one is in Homer, one is in Seward, and one is in Sterling. There are now 684 active cases of COVID-19 in Alaska, marking the 23rd consecutive day of increased active cases.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education will take action to approve their COVID-19 Smart Start 2020 plan. They will also look at changing the first day of school for students to Monday, August 24 during their Monday, July 13 meeting at 6:00 p.m.

The council decided to execute a contract that $5.4 million for the Soldotna Municipal Airport 2020 Runway Rehabilitation Project. Resolution 2020-031 also passed, authorizing the issuance of a marijuana license renewal for a dispensary in Soldotna. Also, $386,724 was allotted for a new Caterpillar in Resolution 20-032.

The City of Kenai is reopening, for one week, the application period for municipal CARES Act grants to businesses and nonprofits. Applications will be available at the City website on Friday, and the application period will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, July 17.

The Kenai Peninsula Fair Board made the decision on Wednesday to cancel their 2020 fair due to rising COVID-19 numbers. In a release to the public, the board expressed their disappointment, but that their plan is to put in the work to create a great experience for the 2021 fair.

After being debated for several weeks, public testimony was heard by the Kenai Borough Assembly regarding Ordinance 2020-29 which aimed to designate the borough as a Second Amendment Sanctuary. The ordinance was ultimately approved on a 5 – 4 vote, but not before an amendment made changes to its language.