The city of Homer this week planned to release a decision on two appeals on a zoning permit it issued for a lodge and small RV park earlier this summer. Neighbors appealed a permit issued to Eldon Adair, who is building the “Sportsman’s Resort” on one acre of land on Ocean Drive.
They said the permit contained numerous mistakes and misrepresentations and asked a board of adjustment to revoke the permit
Adair also appealed the permit, seeking to make changes. He told the board last week he was being held to stricter development standards than his neighbors and was being unfairly singled out.
A 15-member delegation from Teshio, Japan —Homer’s sister city, arrives at the Homer airport at 2:50 p.m. Wednesday for a four-day visit.
“We’d love to have a bunch of people show up” to greet the delegation at the airport, said Rachel Livingston, an administrative assistant at City Hall.
The visit will include a welcoming reception and potluck dinner at the Pratt Museum on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Call Livingston at 235-8121 for a schedule of events.
An earthquake hit 51 miles northwest of Homer at 12:56 p.m. Monday. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center said the quake had a magnitude of 4.7, and dozens of people, including two from Homer and 17 from Eagle River, reported feeling tremors.
Gov. Frank Murkowski last week signed a comprehensive reform of the state’s workers compensation rules into law.
The worker’s compensation bill, which the governor made a priority for the state Legislature last session, drew criticism before clearing the Legislature in a special session early this summer. The bill, SB 130, was an effort to halt escalating insurance costs and “encourage greater participation in Alaska’s workers’ compensation market,” according to a press release from Murkowski’s office.
The new law creates a commission to hear appeals from decisions made by the Workers’ Compensation Board — appeals are currently heard by state superior courts, the release said.
It also reforms the standard used for determining when an employer must pay an injured worker and established a fraud investigation section, fines for uninsured employers, and includes provisions to make “more effective use of generic drugs,” the release said.Permit decision due this week
Delegates arrive Wednesday
Quake hits peninsula
Governor signs workers’ comp bill
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