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City of Soldotna is the municipal government of Soldotna, a city on the Kenai Peninsula along the Kenai River. The Soldotna City Council decides zoning, rezoning and permitting rules, snow storage requirements, and municipal ordinances.

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Soldotna, AK 99669, USA

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Linda Mitchell“Thank you for bringing that to my attention. Certainly.”

Soldotna: 10-07-2026 Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Linda Mitchell“we can continue to issue additional minor offense citations because the way our code is written, it could be a daily fine.”

Soldotna: 09-02-26 Planning & Zoning Meeting · Sep 2, 2026

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Linda Mitchell“since July and August, there's been 18 short-term rental permits that were issued. So we're getting compliance from those that needed it. So it's rather impressive.”

Soldotna: 09-02-26 Planning & Zoning Meeting · Sep 2, 2026

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Linda Mitchell“most of our code violations is in regards to short-term rental permit. Um, the reason why is because the city has, um, a contract for short-term rental monitoring. So that has made it really efficient to really— the moment they post something on VBro or Airbnb, we get that listing notification.”

Soldotna: 09-02-26 Planning & Zoning Meeting · Sep 2, 2026

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Linda Mitchell“staff has met with the property owners and working on a plan to get them into compliance. And That may look different for every situation.”

Soldotna: 09-02-26 Planning & Zoning Meeting · Sep 2, 2026

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Linda Mitchell“We do our best to work towards compliance. Right now we give up to 3 warnings. Yes, right now is first warning 2 weeks, second one 2 weeks, third one 2 weeks.”

Soldotna: 09-02-26 Planning & Zoning Meeting · Sep 2, 2026

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Ken Lancaster, Soldotna's mayor through the 1990s and later a state representative, has died at 83

Ken Lancaster, who was mayor of Soldotna through most of the 1990s and later represented the Kenai Peninsula in the Alaska House, died at 83.

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Soldotna's planning director proposed letting rural residential lots east of the Sterling Highway hold two homes, along with larger accessory dwellings and rezonings.

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A Soldotna resident told the council that a builder across from Redoubt Elementary left no on-site snow storage and pushed snow into the street.

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Soldotna planning director drafts code change to replace court citations with civil fines

Linda Mitchell told the Soldotna Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 2 that the city issued 18 short-term rental permits in July and August, and that at least six rentals remain out of compliance. She is drafting a code amendment swapping court-filed citations for civil fines.

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A Soldotna council member's consulting firm earned up to $1 million last year

Soldotna council member Daniel Nelson reported $500,000 to $1 million in 2025 income from his emergency management consulting firm in an APOC filing.

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