Many large questions loom over the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District as it grapples with ongoing funding issues, student retention, and sustainability. Last Thursday, District 9 candidates Ash-Lee Waddell and Gayle Claus took on some of those questions in an election forum hosted by the Peninsula Clarion and KBBI AM 890 at the Homer Public Library.

District 9 covers the southern Kenai Peninsula, excluding Homer. The candidate elected to the seat would serve students in communities including Anchor Point, Fritz Creek, Kachemak Selo, Voznesenka, Razdolna, Fox River, Seldovia, Nanwalek and Port Graham.

Waddell said in her opening statement that she is running for election to the KPBSD Board of Education because “my strongest allegiance is to our kids.” She noted her history of volunte

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