Tag: City of Homer

Comp plan project managers launch website, plan 1st public outreach event

Homer community members can expect to begin engaging with the comprehensive plan revisions very soon. At their last regular meeting on March 4, the comprehensive plan steering committee discussed with Agnew::Beck project consultants Shelly Wade and Meg Friedenauer plans for the upcoming inaugural public outreach event and the Homer Comprehensive Plan Update website, which recently […]

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Planning commission denies Doyon conditional use permit

In a special meeting held Wednesday, Jan. 31, the Homer Planning Commission passed a majority 6-1 vote against approving Doyon, Limited’s application for a conditional use permit to develop the former Lighthouse Village site. After deliberating for over three hours in a closed session, the commission returned to the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers […]

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Comp plan steering committee holds 1st meeting

Homer’s new Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee met for the first time on Monday, Feb. 5 to discuss their scope of work. Also present at the meeting were representatives from Agnew::Beck Consulting, the Anchorage firm contracted to update Homer’s comprehensive plan and Title 21 Zoning and Planning Code. Members of the steering committee include Homer City […]

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Chamber hosts short-term rentals discussion

The Homer Chamber of Commerce held a panel discussion last Wednesday, Jan. 17 at Kachemak Bay Campus to facilitate a discussion in the face of the Homer City Council’s upcoming consideration of an ordinance regulating short-term rentals. Ordinance 23-61, introduced on Nov. 13, will amend city code Title 5 to add Chapter 5.48 Short Term […]

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Planning commission votes down Lighthouse Village preliminary replat

Homer’s Planning Commission decided at their Jan. 17 regular meeting to not recommend approval of the Bayview Subdivision Lighthouse Village replat preliminary plat to the borough’s planning commission. This decision is in line with the majority vote at their Jan. 3 special meeting to not recommend approval for the B Street right of way vacation. […]

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City posts schedule for public feedback on short-term rental regs

Following the Homer City Council’s introduction of Ordinance 23-61 at their Nov. 13 meeting, which would amend city code to include regulations for short-term rentals, the City of Homer has posted a draft meeting timeline for 2024 on their website. These meetings present opportunities for the public to weigh in on the proposed regulations and […]

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Council resolves to create comprehensive plan steering committee

After awarding a contract to Agnew Beck consulting firm for the development of a new comprehensive plan at the Oct. 23 regular meeting, Homer City Council continues progress on that front. At their last regular meeting on Nov. 27, the council passed an amended Resolution 23-129, supporting the creation of a steering committee to aid […]

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Council looks toward sister city 40th anniversary

Homer City Council passed Resolution 23-128 at their last regular meeting on Monday, Nov. 27, supporting the creation of a sister city donation account to help contribute to an anniversary celebration of Homer’s relationship with Teshio, Japan. The City of Homer established a sistership affiliation with Teshio, which is located in the Rumoi subprefecture in […]

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Council to consider short-term rentals ordinance

Homer currently has no existing regulations for short-term rentals; that may be changing in the near future. The Homer City Council introduced at their last regular meeting on Monday, Nov. 13, Ordinance 23-61, which if adopted will amend city code Title 5 to add Chapter 5.48 Short Term Rentals. The ordinance has been referred to […]

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City council seeks state funding for harbor expansion plans

The City of Homer is looking to the state to provide funds to move the port and harbor expansion ahead. The Homer News reported earlier this year that federal funding had fallen through for a study assessing whether it was technically feasible and financially viable to expand the harbor, delaying the project. The harbor expansion […]

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Council awards contracts for Kachemak Sponge project

Progress continues to be made by the City of Homer with regard to the Kachemak Sponge Green Infrastructure Stormwater Management Project. Homer City Council passed two resolutions at their last regular meeting on Monday, Oct. 23 that will further the project’s course. Resolution 23-113 approves a task order to Coble Geophysical Services, LLC to design […]

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City council seeks recreation center alternatives

The Homer City Council passed two resolutions at their last regular meeting in an effort to cut alternate paths for resolving the issue of the Homer Education and Recreation Center once and for all. Resolution 23-115 authorizes the city manager to apply for a multipurpose Brownfield grant from the Environmental Protection Agency for the purpose […]

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City council adopts 2024-2029 capital improvement plan

The Homer City Council adopted the newest six-year capital improvement plan during their last regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 11. The plan also establishes capital project legislative priorities for fiscal year 2025. According to the city manager’s office webpage on the City of Homer official website, the plan is updated annually “to ensure the long-range […]

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Harbor expansion project paused due federal funding uncertainty

Federal funding to support the next steps of the Homer harbor expansion project has fallen through, raising questions about the viability of the project. At a Sept. 11 work session, Homer City Council received an update from the Army Corps of Engineers representative for the Homer harbor expansion quarterly report. Though the report reviewed events […]

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Homer City Council hopefuls tackle housing, transportation, harbor

Candidates for Homer City Council gathered Monday in the Homer Public Library to talk about their bid for public office and issues facing city voters as part of a candidate forum hosted by the Peninsula Clarion, KDLL 91.9 FM and KBBI 890 AM public radio. The forum, hosted in partnership with the Central Peninsula League […]

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