Kenai Parks Commission recommends Leif Hansen Memorial Park policy with clarified rules on commemorations, alcohol and park use

The Kenai Parks and Recreation Commission reviewed a finalized draft of the Leif Hansen Memorial Park policy on May 1 and voted to recommend the policy, which clarifies language for commemorative installations, updates the park's alcohol rule to mirror city code, and adjusts other prohibited‑use provisions.

Commission members said the revisions are intended to make the park policy practical and consistent with existing signage and city law. Parks Director Alex Best and Deputy Clerk Megan Thibodeaux told the commission the draft incorporates suggestions from an earlier work session and language reviewed by the city attorney.

The commission and staff said the policy replaces some older language that referred inconsistently to "memorials" and now uses the term "commemorative installations" on applications (commemorative plaques, trees and plantings). The policy also includes a short, city‑law‑aligned line on objectionable content: "Inappropriate…