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Residents of one street above Homer High School may see city water in their future. The council is considering ways to bring water to Tasmania Court.
    Erica Marley lives on the street, which she calls an older, established neighborhood.
    “It's extremely frustrating to have water within 200 feet in any direction of Tasmania and Tasmania Court and not be able to have water to our houses,” she said.

The U.S. Census, the once-a-decade count of people living in America, kicked off in Alaska back in January. The count has met with a lot of stumbling blocks in the state since then, not the least of which is the Covid-19 pandemic.
    Nicole Borromeo is executive vice president and general council for the Alaska Federation of Natives in Anchorage.

Three new Covid-19 relief programs that have been in the works for the past several weeks are now taking applications. The programs cover non-profits, day-care, and social service organizations.
    The City of Homer’s Jenny Carrol was on Thursday morning’s Covid Brief with Kathleen Gustafson to discuss the programs.

Homer’s municipal election is less than a month away now. On October 6, voters will decide who to send to the borough assembly, who will sit on the Homer City Council, and whether we’ll have a new mayor or not.
    On Wednesday morning's Coffee Table with host Kathleen Gustafson, Homer Mayor Ken Castner, who is seeking a second term, and the challenger for his chair, City Councilmember Donna Aderhold, were the guests.

Residents of the Kenai Peninsula will see ballot questions in two upcoming elections that seek to change how we vote on the peninsula and in the state.
    On the ballot in October during the Municipal Elections, voters will see an initiative brought forth by members of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly who were on the losing end of several 6-3 votes to reform elections on the peninsula. Unless overturned by the voters, the Kenai Peninsula Borough will adopt a hybrid vote-by-mail system intended to increase voter turnout and ballot security.

KBBI is preparing for the Annual Fall Membership Drive! In October, KBBI will be hosting its annual Fall Membership drive along with a week of live local music and performances showcasing all that radio has to offer - culminating in an on-air remote concert to celebrate our amazing listener-supporters. KBBI is currently holding open auditions for musicians and storytellers. Virtual auditions will be open until Monday, September 28th.

    KBBI and Bluejaye Productions proudly present Knife Skills, an original piece written by Lindsey Schneider and produced with local talent. Tune in live for radio theatre Sept 18th at 7pm on KBBI AM 890 or on kbbi.org. Knife Skills is the story of four kitchen workers at the edge of the world. A charming executive chef, an ambitious sous chef, a hardened line cook, and an innocent dishwasher form a strong friendship working long hours at a rural deluxe wilderness lodge in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.

Ever since the Kenai Peninsula Borough entered a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, assembly meetings have been held via Zoom video conferencing in order to comply with social distancing guidelines issued by the State of Alaska and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    But despite the dangers inherent in public gatherings at this time, some in the public -- and on the assembly -- think it’s time for video meetings to end.
    A gentleman named Robert, who did not give his last name, commented at Tuesday night’s assembly meeting.