Borough Study Group To Meet
(Continued from P«»ge 1)
port to the Commission by the
Local Affairs Agency in connec
tion with the Homer-Ninilchik
incorporation proposal were re
ceived by the Cheechuko News
Monday with a letter from Ron
ald C. Cease, Local Affairs Agen
cy director. The proposed incor
poration was rejected by the
Boundary Commission as not
meeting standards of incorpora
tion indicated in the State Consti
tution and in the Borough Act.
The proposed borough would
have included the communities of
Homer, Anchor Point, and Ninil
chik. The petition was received by
the Local Affairs.Agency in July
1962.
The Commission conducted a
series of hearings at Ninilchik,
Anchor Point and Homer on April
5 and 6, 1963 to sound out public
sentiment in the area involved
and in the fringe area of Soldotna
on the north. The rejection fol
lowed review of these hearings.
1 he Local Affairs Agency re
ported its findings to the Com
mission but made no recommend
ations.
Reasons for Rejection
Specifically the reasons for re
jecting the Homer-Ninilchik pe
tition were listed by the Boundary
Commission as follows:
1. The population of the area
proposed for incorporation is not
in the interrelated social, cultural
and economic entity intended un
der the State Constitution. The
residents of Ninilchik, and of An
chor Point to a lesser extent, in
addtion to their relationship to
the Homer populace, have strong
affinities with the Soldotna-Ke
nai people. They shop and do
business in the Soldotna-Kenai
area. Many of the residents of
Anchor Point and Ninilchik are
working homesteads, but are em
ployed on a steady or occasional
basis in the Kenai oil fields. A
Soldotna C of C
To Meet Saturday
SOLDOTNA — A decision as to
Progress Days will be made Sat
urday, May 25, at the regular
luncheon meeting of the Greater
Soldotna Chamber of Commerce.
Reports from the various com
mittees in connection with the
Progress Days weekend celebra
tion in July will be heard at this
time. The group will meet at
Parkers in Ridgeway at 12 noon,
borough with the proposed bound
f
aries would divide place of resi
dence and employment.
2. Notwithstanding the peti
tion, it does not appear that the
population of the area is willing
to assume the duties arising out
of incorporation of the proposed
borough . . . Many who signed
the petition now favor a larger
borough . . . Anchor Point and Ni
nilchk communities are almost
solidly against the proposed Ho
mer-Ninilchik borough . . . The
general sentiment . . . repeatedly
was for a much larger borough,
either one encompassing the wes
tern half of the Kenai Peninsula
oi- one including the entire Penin
sula.
•'!. It is questionable whether
the economy of the area proposed
for incorporation is sufficient to
support a first class borough with
the many powers requested. The
area is heavily dependent upon
one industry — fishing. The ups
and downs of this industry large
ly determine the state of the lo
cal economy.
4. The proposed borough
should encompass a larger trading
area, Including the Soldotna-Ke
nai community. The whole Penin
sula is deemed potentially an in
tegrated economic unit.
5. The boundaries of the pro
posed borough do not conform
generally to the natural geogra
phy of the area. The northern
boundary at the Seward base line
is an artificial boundary and not
a natural one. There is no major
natural boundary between the
Homer-Ninilchik and the Soldotna
areas.
(>. The major means of trans
portation on the Peninsula is by
vehicle over the Sterling High
way. Improvement of the high
way enhances communication be
tween all communities on the
highway, not just between Homer,
Anchor Point and Ninilchik. This
promises to continue and improve
in the future.
Sportsmen Plan
Pot Luck Picnic
The Kenai Peninsula Sports
men’s Assoc, will have a pot luck
at Sports Lake on Sunday, June 2,
beginning at 10 a.m.
Boat rides, water skiing, trap
shooting, badminton and volley
ball are planned as entertainment
features.
Everyone is to bring their own
plates, cups and silverware as well
as pot luck dishes.
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