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Assembly seeks federal funds to redesign Central Peninsula Landfill; approves excavator purchase for Homer transfer facility

2222683 · February 4, 2025
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The assembly adopted a federal legislative priority asking for funds to redesign the Central Peninsula Landfill and approved a sole-source purchase of an excavator for the Homer transfer facility; public commenters urged repairing recycling equipment rather than ending programs.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved a resolution designating a federal legislative priority to seek funds for redesign and replacement work at the Central Peninsula Landfill, and it approved a sole-source purchase of a Doosan 140 excavator for the Homer Transfer Facility.

The landfill resolution — listed on the agenda as the borough’s single congressional spending request for fiscal year 2026 — was framed by staff and the mayor as a response to ongoing equipment failures, including a broken baler that has disrupted recycling operations. The…

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