Kenai Conversation: Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor and Assembly Forum #2

Thank you.

Thanks, everyone, for putting this on tonight.

It's good to get the word out.

My name is Peter Machicki.

Been around here for a little while.

Was in the private sector and got drawn to help um i felt like my professional skills were applicable to managing government policy and began on soldatna's city council became mayor the next year and then when i saw a crash coming on a state level ran for senate served several terms left as the senate president didn't run for re-election and at the time there was an opening in the borough mayor's seat And the borough had gone through a little bit of a shock, and some folks suggested that I run for that seat as special election 22.

And I chose to do that, particularly when my wife told me I certainly couldn't stay home, so I should find something to do.

But I think it's gone very well.

really have tried to create a government that reflects the needs of the people of the Kenai Peninsula Borough, that we put ourselves in the shoes of their lives, their challenges, and we've tried to reduce our negative impact and create a positive environment for growth and the support of schools and just solid public policy.

And I feel like we've been pretty successful.

So with that, I'll leave 30 seconds.

Thank you.

All right.

Thank you, Lisa.

Thank you, Ashlyn.

Thank you, guys.

Thank you, ladies, for hosting this this evening for the League of Women Voters.

Appreciate you being here.

Thank you, everybody.

I appreciate the opportunity to be here.

This is Lisa McDonald.

I'm running for District 1 for the Kenai-Venicell Borough Assembly.

I've been here a long time myself.

Our family moved into Ninilchik in 1981.

I attended Ninilchik High School and eventually moved to Sildotna High where I graduated from Sildotna High.