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Kenai Borough panel to accept $3.95 million state grant for Soldotna High exterior repairs
Summary
The Finance Committee reviewed an ordinance to accept $3,954,358 in state grant funds for exterior repairs at Soldotna High School; staff said the grant requires a 35% match and described the total project cost as roughly $6 million, with about half already completed.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Finance Committee reviewed an ordinance to accept and appropriate $3,954,358 in grant funds from the State of Alaska Department of Education and Early Development for exterior repairs at Soldotna High School.
A staff member told the committee the grant requires a 35% local match. “It’s a 35% match, and I’m happy to answer any questions,” the staff member said. Committee discussion focused on whether matching funds were already available and how previously expended bond funds would be applied to the match.
Another staff member described the overall project cost as roughly $6,000,000, saying about half of the work was completed during a prior phase and that the state grant covers the total project. Committee members asked whether the borough could use bond funds expended on earlier phases as the local match; staff replied that those bond funds were the matching source for the earlier phase and that remaining cleanup work was nearly complete.
The ordinance was placed on the consent agenda for final action; no vote or final outcome was recorded in the transcript.
The committee moved on to other agenda items after the presentation and questions.
