Alaska Supreme Court upholds decision ordering local election for Soldotna annexation plan

The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled against Soldotna on an annexation issue that has roiled the Kenai Peninsula city and some of its neighbors for almost a decade.

On Friday, the court ruled that the state’s Local Boundary Commission had the power to order a local election over the city’s plans to annex nearby neighborhoods.

The nonpartisan commission is in charge of municipal boundary disputes and had ruled in 2020 that local residents should be allowed to vote on the annexation.

The city opposed the move and sued, saying that the commission was acting beyond its authority under state law and the Alaska Constitution.



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