Kenai Peninsula Borough

What Kenai Peninsula Borough does

Kenai Peninsula Borough (KPB) is a second-class municipal borough organized under the laws of the State of Alaska and headquartered at 144 North Binkley Street, Soldotna. It governs approximately 25,600 square miles across 21 communities in southcentral Alaska, administering local taxation, land use regulation, public infrastructure, and emergency and public safety services. The borough operates through a portfolio of departments — Assessing, Finance, Planning (including GIS and Land Management), Property Tax, Sales Tax, Purchasing & Contracting, Solid Waste, Road Service Area (maintaining 645+ miles of roads, 95% gravel and 5% paved), Emergency Services (fire, EMS, search and rescue, 911 dispatch), Office of Emergency Management, and Human Resources. KPB also provides major funding to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, which serves 44 sites in 21 communities.

The borough's revenue model is funded primarily through property taxes (which fund roughly half of borough services, including service area costs, local schools, and general government operations) and sales taxes administered through the Sales Tax Division. These are supplemented by other government revenue sources. Services are delivered directly to residents and businesses via in-person borough offices, online self-service portals (for property tax payments, sales tax filing, permit applications, public records requests, and voter registration), and field operations. The borough uses standard government IT systems — no proprietary technology, API, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed. A GeoHub interactive mapping platform is operated by the Planning Department.

Service delivery relies on a network of partnerships: Republic Services operates hazardous waste collection events at multiple borough solid waste facilities; local contractors (selected via competitive bidding) perform all road maintenance under Road Service Area oversight; Central Peninsula Hospital and South Peninsula Hospital serve as the two principal healthcare providers; the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is the K-12 education counterpart; and Kenai Peninsula College is a higher education partner. The borough is governed by an elected Assembly and an appointed Mayor (currently Peter A. Micciche), with no parent company or holding structure — it operates as an independent governmental jurisdiction within Alaska.

Name

Kenai Peninsula Borough

Legal name

Kenai Peninsula Borough

Website

https://kpb.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Kenai Peninsula Borough is a second-class municipal government in Alaska administering property and sales taxation, road maintenance, solid waste, emergency services, and education funding across 25,600 square miles and 21 communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal Tax & Revenue Administration (Local) (BPAIACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Property tax administration
• Emergency services dispatch
• Public works maintenance
• Land use planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Soldotna

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Tax: Property taxes fund roughly half of borough services, including service area costs, local schools, and general government operations.
2. Sales Tax: The Sales Tax Division accepts registrations, returns, payments, and issues certificates for business sales tax compliance within the borough.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kenai Peninsula Borough is a municipal government that administers local taxation, land use regulation, public infrastructure, and emergency and public safety services for residents across 25,600 square miles in southcentral Alaska. It delivers core services through departments including Assessing, Finance, Planning, Property Tax, Sales Tax, Purchasing & Contracting, Solid Waste, Road Service Area, Emergency Services, and the Office of Emergency Management, funded primarily through property and sales taxes.

Product overview

The Kenai Peninsula Borough is a municipal government providing public services across its jurisdiction in Alaska. Rather than a unified software product, it offers a portfolio of government services including property assessment and tax collection (Assessing, Property Tax, Sales Tax), financial management (Finance), planning and land management (Planning with GIS), public works (Roads, Solid Waste), public safety (Emergency Services, 911 Dispatch, Emergency Management), and administrative services (Purchasing, Human Resources). These services are delivered through the borough's website, providing online portals for property tax payments, sales tax filing, public records requests, permit applications, and interactive mapping via GeoHub.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Assessing Department Discovers, lists, and values all taxable property in the borough in a fair and uniform manner in accordance with state law and borough code. Service for borough residents and property owners.
• Finance Department Manages the Borough's revenues, expenditures, investments, accounting, budgeting, and debt. Service for borough operations and governance.
• Planning Department Includes Planning & Platting Divisions, Land Management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and the Donald E. Gilman River Center. Service for borough residents and property developers.
• Property Tax Administration Property Taxes fund roughly half of borough services, used to pay for service area costs, fund local schools, and cover general government operations. Service for property owners in the borough.
• Sales Tax Division Accepts and processes sales tax registration applications, sales tax returns and payments, and issues sales tax certificates. Also administers resale, exempt, and owner builder certificates. Service for businesses operating within the borough.
• Purchasing & Contracting Obtains materials, equipment, and/or services in a timely, cost-effective manner at the best value to the Borough. Service for borough operations and suppliers.
• Solid Waste Management Develops and implements solid waste programs and disposes of waste generated in the KPB in an economically feasible and environmentally responsible manner in accordance with KPB code and federal/state requirements. Service for borough residents and businesses.
• Road Service Area Maintains over 645 miles of roads (95% gravel and 5% paved) throughout the borough. Service for borough residents and travelers.
• Street Naming & Addressing Manages E911 addressing, street naming and renaming, and provides street signs for emergency response and utility services. Service for borough residents and emergency responders.
• Emergency Services Enhances quality of life and public safety through fire protection, emergency medical response, and search and rescue services. Includes 911 Dispatch. Service for borough residents and visitors.
• Office of Emergency Management Develops and distributes emergency preparedness information and coordinates emergency response efforts. Service for borough residents.
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Provides interactive mapping, data downloads, and printable maps of the Kenai Peninsula Borough via GeoHub. Service for borough residents, businesses, and researchers.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Republic ServicescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepublic Services runs hazardous waste collection events at borough solid waste facilities. They are contracted to operate events at Central Peninsula Landfill, Homer Transfer Facility, Seward Transfer Facility, and Seldovia City Boat Launch.
• Local ContractorscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAll road maintenance work is performed by local contractors selected through a competitive bidding process. The private sector provides borough-wide road services under Road Service Area oversight.
• Central Peninsula HospitalcoreOthersOne of two healthcare centers serving KPB communities as referenced on the borough's healthcare services page.
• South Peninsula HospitalcoreOthersOne of two healthcare centers serving KPB communities as referenced on the borough's healthcare services page.
• Kenai Peninsula Borough School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKPB provides major funding for the peninsula's public schools. The school district serves 44 sites in 21 communities across 25,600 square miles.
• Kenai Peninsula CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA higher education partner providing educational opportunities on the peninsula.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Granicus: Government technology vendor providing civic engagement, public records, communications, and meeting management platforms commonly deployed by U.S. boroughs and municipalities, comparable to KPB's online portal and public-notice infrastructure.
• Tyler Technologies: Major provider of government software platforms used by municipalities for property assessment, tax billing, financial management, and public records — overlapping with KPB's internal IT systems for tax collection, permit management, and emergency dispatch.

Direct peers

• Municipality of Anchorage: Largest Alaska unified municipality providing the same core municipal service portfolio (taxation, public works, emergency services, planning) at greater scale, with directly overlapping geographic and economic context to KPB.
• Matanuska-Susitna Borough: Second-class Alaska borough providing comparable municipal services — property/sales tax administration, road maintenance, emergency services, land use planning, and education funding — across a similarly large geographic footprint with comparable population scale.
• Kodiak Island Borough: Alaska borough government delivering a similar municipal service mix across a geographically dispersed island territory, providing a directly comparable governance and service-delivery model.
• Fairbanks North Star Borough: Alaska borough with a comparable service portfolio — property tax funding, road service area, solid waste, emergency services, and school district funding — serving a similar interior/Alaska municipal governance structure.
• City and Borough of Juneau: Alaska unified city-borough with comparable municipal functions including property/sales tax administration, public works, emergency services, and land use planning in a similar remote Alaska operating environment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Kenai.Peninsula.Borough
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kpb

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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