The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will conduct a public hearing on the following ordinances at its regular meeting of  September 5,  2006:

Ordinance 2006-21:  Amending KPB Chapter 5.12 to Require That a Senior Citizen or Disabled Veteran must Be Eligible for a Permanent Fund Dividend for the Same Year or for the Immediately Preceding Year in Order to Receive the First $150,000 Exemption from the Assessed Value of Real Property and That, in Order to Qualify for the Unlimited Exemption above $150,000, the Senior Citizen or Disabled Veteran must Have Been Absent from the Kenai Peninsula Borough for No More than 90 Days in the Calendar Year with Certain Exceptions and Have Met a Residency Requirement (Superman, Germano) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

Ordinance 2006-26: Amending KPB 5.12.105 to Require Late-Filed Senior Citizen and Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption Applications to be Filed by February 15 of Each Year (Germano) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

Ordinance 2006–19-02: Accepting and Appropriating $10,000 from Michael Anderson as a Public Interest Contribution to Develop and Conduct an Environmental Protection Symposium on Gravel Pits and Gravel Pit Operation (Mayor) (Referred to Policies and Procedures Committee)

Ordinance 2006-19-06: Appropriating $250,000 from the Borough’s General Fund Balance to Partially Reimburse the CES Capital Project Fund for its Contribution for Construction of an Emergency Response Center (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)

Ordinance 2006-19-08: Appropriating $150,000 in the Borough’s General Fund for Transfer to the General Government Capital Projects Fund for Capital Improvements at Borough Facilities  (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)

Ordinance 2006-19-10: Accepting and Appropriating Four State Grants Totaling $105,000 for School Projects (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)

Ordinance 2006-19-11: Accepting $325,080 from the State of Alaska for the Local Match to Federal Funds for Keystone Drive Road Improvements and Appropriating the Grant to a Road Service Area Capital Project Account  (Mayor) (Referred to Finance Committee)

The public hearing will commence at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as business permits, in the Borough Assembly Chambers, 144 N Binkley Street, Soldotna, Alaska 99664.  All interested persons are invited to attend the meeting and participate in the public discussion.  Written comments may be sent to the Assembly, c/o Borough Clerk, 144 N. Binkley Street, Soldotna, AK 99669.