Video Clips

Quoted moments from Alaska public meetings, hearings, and press conferences.

Clips from City of KenaiClear

Zach Reiniger

“We got a quote to do these improvements, and it was like $63,000, which we really hadn't budgeted for in any of the design or the development of our property at all.”

Kenai: 10/07/2026 City Council Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Lee Fry

“we're not doing exactly the project that was bid out. Um, we were doing what the contractor felt comfortable and what they're able to do. Um, so we might do a little bit different erosion mitigation.”

Kenai: 10/07/2026 City Council Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Lee Fry

“We're going to get a contract going with him as soon as we can. So we'll issue a notice of award to him tomorrow. And as soon as we can get all the paperwork going, I think he was talking, trying to move equipment on there next week.”

Kenai: 10/07/2026 City Council Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Zach Reiniger

“we've already spent a lot of money and then to develop the way we were and then all of a sudden, you know, this was changed in the code right in the middle of our process and feel it would really impact us negatively and the surrounding area.”

Kenai: 10/07/2026 City Council Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Zach Reiniger

“We started the process over a year ago in the fall before the Pioneer Road requirements were instituted.”

Kenai: 10/07/2026 City Council Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Zach Reiniger

“when that happened, this Pioneer Road addition was added on there. And we and our surveyor had no idea that this was even a thing or a possibility, and it just showed up on requirements once the replat was approved. I don't know, it was kind of out of nowhere for us.”

Kenai: 10/07/2026 City Council Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Speaker A

“And Council Member Sonar is not present. You have a quorum. Thank you, Council. Before we get to the agenda, I'd like to bring to your attention the laydown materials We have item B1, Resolution 2026-63, postponement request memo brought to us by the clerk.”

Kenai: 09/30/2026 City Council Special Meeting · Sep 30, 2026

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Shellie Skinner

“Council Member Petty is not present. Council Member Kusena.”

Kenai: 09/30/2026 City Council Special Meeting · Sep 30, 2026

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Speaker A

“Is there anybody from the public that would like to speak to Resolution 2026-63? Seeing no one, bring it back to council. I see there's a motion to postpone.”

Kenai: 09/30/2026 City Council Special Meeting · Sep 30, 2026

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Speaker A

“First public hearing tonight before us is Resolution 2026-63, authorizing a contract award for the Kenai Bluff Erosion and Stabilization Mission Street Erosion Control Project. Pleasure of council, Vice Mayor Askam. I move we adopt Resolution number 2026-63.”

Kenai: 09/30/2026 City Council Special Meeting · Sep 30, 2026

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Speaker A

“Are there any objections? Seeing none, Resolution 2026-63 is postponed to October 7th, 2026.”

Kenai: 09/30/2026 City Council Special Meeting · Sep 30, 2026

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Daniel Volland

“So last few council meetings, the biggest item on the agenda that was passed that'll impact everybody is the, uh, 75K exemption was passed by council and it goes before the voters.”

Kenai: 9/23/2026 Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Meeting · Sep 23, 2026

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Daniel Volland

“The 75K property tax exemption for your primary residence, it goes before the voters this coming November. So be on the lookout for that and make sure you vote too. Either way.”

Kenai: 9/23/2026 Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Meeting · Sep 23, 2026

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Kathy Romain

“They got in it and found structural damage to it from the water. And I found out with Lee today there will be a change order that is going to go before council next week. That will have to increase the amount. They will take all the siding off. The only thing that we leave in place are the beams, the beams that run across, and the beams that hold it up, and everything else will be replaced.”

Kenai: 09/10/2026 Council on Aging Meeting · Sep 14, 2026

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Kathy Romain

“So you figure that was 1983 that was put on, so it's done pretty well. Yeah, and it's time. So, um, that's exciting for it.”

Kenai: 09/10/2026 Council on Aging Meeting · Sep 14, 2026

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Kathy Romain

“So the building, we see the overhang here that was scheduled to be retarred and re-roofed.”

Kenai: 09/10/2026 Council on Aging Meeting · Sep 14, 2026

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Sherry Powell

“My boyfriend is a journeyman painter, fabricator. Extraordinary. He can do wonderful things with paint. So he's obsessed with fish, so I'm really excited to find out what you guys want to do with those.”

Kenai: 09/08/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · Sep 8, 2026

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Tyler Best

“another one that we worked on is streetlight replacement... it was approved. So we have $50,000, and we're going to look at replacing a lot of our lights along our main corridor along the spur.”

Kenai: 09/08/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · Sep 8, 2026

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Tyler Best

“Right now, a lot of our stuff is from De Julio Designs.”

Kenai: 09/08/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · Sep 8, 2026

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Tyler Best

“come our next meeting, we'll bring this forth in a more formal manner. There could be some shifts on this as administration talks about it. And then it will go forth, the recommendation of the commission will go forth to city council, usually at the end of the year.”

Kenai: 09/08/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · Sep 8, 2026

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Tyler Best

“if the commission's agreeable, we could do something like a work session after our next meeting.”

Kenai: 09/08/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · Sep 8, 2026

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Tyler Best

“I would like to talk to our clerk and maybe see if we could do a work session immediately following our meeting, even if we have to set a time. At our next meeting where we would vote on this plan.”

Kenai: 09/08/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · Sep 8, 2026

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Tyler Best

“And then along Airport Way as well. But some of them are starting to get tired. We've replaced bulbs, we've restrung them.”

Kenai: 09/08/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · Sep 8, 2026

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Tyler Best

“we've recently been talked to about a pickleball player pickleball club and a tennis player. We're talking about if we could partner with the high school or a group to renovate the tennis courts or the outdoor court area at the middle school... if we were going to redo the entire tennis courts at the high school, let's say with 2 tennis courts and 4 pickleball courts, uh, with concrete, which is kind of the ideal scenario, is in the ballpark of $700,000.”

Kenai: 09/08/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · Sep 8, 2026

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Sherry Powell

“The one thing that my boyfriend is obsessed with in Kenai is those fish. He can't stand that they are rusty.”

Kenai: 09/08/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · Sep 8, 2026

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Tyler Best

“Currently, I spoke with the Kenai Community Foundation today about trying to present a project to them to get funding from that group. They have funding that can be used for improvement at Leaf Hanson.”

Kenai: 09/08/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · Sep 8, 2026

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Tyler Best

“we'll be voting on this plan to get it forth to council. And then we could do a work session at a set time... we could sit down and really hash out flowers, uh, we could really hash out Christmas light replacements, or see what those design elements are.”

Kenai: 09/08/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · Sep 8, 2026