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Kenai council interviews four candidates to fill vacant seat; vote moved to 6 p.m. regular meeting
Summary
Four applicants told the Kenai City Council on a November 2025 work session why they should be appointed to a vacancy; candidates emphasized data-driven decision-making, expanded senior housing, community outreach and sharper fiscal oversight. The council will vote at its 6:00 p.m. regular meeting.
KENAI, Alaska — The Kenai City Council interviewed four candidates in a November 2025 work session to fill a council seat declared vacant in mid-October. The council presiding officer explained the process and said the appointment vote will be taken during the regular meeting at 6:00 p.m.
Each applicant had five minutes for an opening statement and up to three minutes to answer a standard set of council questions. Candidates presented distinct priorities: former council member Alex Douthat emphasized using incoming data before proposing new initiatives, community volunteer Michelle Miller Obey pitched stronger public outreach and an app to share local news and events, Glenise Petty highlighted expanding senior housing to meet a waiting list she described as "over 60 people," and Dwayne Banach sharply criticized the city's budgeting and business climate, saying, "Kenai, where businesses go to die."
The vacancy was declared by the council on Oct. 15,…
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