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The Cowles Council Chambers are seen in Homer City Hall on Pioneer Avenue in April 2025 in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)

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Council to hold public hearing on election date change

The hearing and further council discussion of Ordinance 26-16 will take place during the next regular meeting on…

Snow blankets Homer City Hall on April 10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)

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Council discusses short-term rental policies

The Homer City Council weighed interest in potential short-term rental registration and platform-based collection of sales tax at…

Homer Police Department Chief Mark Robl (left) addresses the Homer City Council and introduces incoming police chief Michael Scanlon (right) during the Committee of the Whole meeting on Feb. 23, 2026, in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers in Homer, Alaska. Screenshot.

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Council confirms appointment of new police chief

Officer Michael Scanlon will be instated as Homer Police Department Chief of Police, effective upon the retirement of…

A sign hangs over the entrance to the Homer Education and Recreation Complex on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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City hears cleanup options for recreation complex

The City of Homer hosted an informational meeting last week to learn more about potential options for the…

The Cowles Council Chambers are seen in Homer City Hall on Pioneer Avenue in April 2025 in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)

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Council moves forward with Hornaday Park trail

The Homer City Council passed a resolution last week to seek proposals for planning and design of a…

The Cowles Council Chambers are seen in Homer City Hall on Pioneer Avenue in April 2025 in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)

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Council approves conservation property acquisition

The Homer City Council passed a resolution at their last regular meeting on Nov. 24 approving the acquisition…

Homer City Hall is photographed on April 10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Council adopts 2045 comprehensive plan

The Homer City Council passed Ordinance 25-64 on Monday after making a few additional amendments to the plan.

Snow blankets Homer City Hall on April 10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)

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Council to hold 3rd public hearing on comp plan

Community members will once again have a chance to provide feedback on the draft comprehensive plan on Monday,…

Community members attending the Title 21 Open House hosted by the City of Homer share their ideas on proposed zoning district changes on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy Karyn DeCino

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City hosts zoning code community meeting

A community open house centered on updates currently underway to Homer’s Title 21 zoning and planning code was…

Main Street South, photographed on Saturday, April 6, 2024 between Pioneer Avenue and Bunnell Avenue, is one of the locations selected for the Homer All-Ages and Abilities Pedestrian Pathway project approved in the 2024-2027 Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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City, DOT talk pedestrian pathway priorities

City of Homer staff met with state partners for a site visit to discuss the Homer All-Ages and…

Snow blankets Homer City Hall on April 10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)

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Council to hold 2nd comprehensive plan public hearing

Council members will meet Nov. 7 for a work session before holding a second public hearing on Nov.…

An aerial photograph shows the coastal bluff running parallel to the Sterling Highway in Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy of the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys

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Community discusses landslide hazard mitigation at forum

Researchers held a community-focused conversation on landslide hazards and potential mitigation avenues last Tuesday at Kachemak Bay Campus.

Daniel Jager is the new fire chief for the Homer Volunteer Fire Department as of Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. Photo provided by Daniel Jager

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City hires new fire chief

The Homer City Council confirmed Daniel Jager as the new Homer Volunteer Fire Department chief on Oct. 13.