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    City of Homer
    Proposed addiction treatment center won’t be in Refuge Chapel building
    Proposed addiction treatment center won’t be in Refuge...
    By Megan Pacer • June 5, 2019 5:30 am

    Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect that resident Frank Griswold gave the City of Homer notice of…

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    Former Homer Mayor Bryan Zak, in front, shovels dirt at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Homer Police Station on Grubstake Avenue last Friday, May 24, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. From left to right are Homer City Council member Rachel Lord with her two children, Sadie and Linnea, council member Donna Aderhold, council member Shelly Erickson, council member Caroline Venuti, Mayor Ken Castner, Homer City Manager Katie Koester, and Byron Smith, son of council member Heath Smith, far right. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Ceremonial ground breaking held for new police station
    By Michael Armstrong • May 29, 2019 5:30 am

    On a sunny Friday afternoon, about 25 citizens and dignitaries attended groundbreaking ceremonies and a dedication of the site for…

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    City announces new fire chief
    City announces new fire chief
    By Megan Pacer • May 22, 2019 5:30 am

    The City of Homer announced Tuesday that there’s a new fire chief in town, and his name is Mark Kirko.

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    Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News                                Construction workers do foundation work at the site of the new Homer Police Station on Grubstake Avenue and Heath Street uphill of the Homer Post Office on May 20 in Homer.
    Groundbreaking for new police station is Friday
    By Michael Armstrong • May 22, 2019 5:30 am

    With construction of the new Homer Police Station started, city officials will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Friday…

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    Runners and walkers participate in the Blue Line Run in Homer, Alaska, on March 30, 2019. They moved along the blue line, or the line marking the top of the 50-foot high inundation zone in the event of a tsunami. (Photo provided)
    Scientists update Homer on new tsunami zones
    By McKibben Jackinsky • May 22, 2019 5:30 am

    There was some good news and some bad news when city officials, employees and emergency responders met at Homer City…

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    Water, sewer rates likely to increase for city
    Water, sewer rates likely to increase for city
    By Megan Pacer • May 15, 2019 5:30 am

    Residents who use Homer water and sewer services will likely see a slight increase to their rates, according to Finance…

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    Homer City Manager Katie Koester, left, watches Homer Mayor Ken Castner sign a $4.1 million bond to fund construction of the new Homer Police Station at Homer City Hall on April 24, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo provided)
    City officials sign new $4.1 million bond for...
    By Michael Armstrong • May 1, 2019 5:30 am

    City of Homer officials last week signed bond documents to complete financing for the new Homer Police Station. It comes…

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    The covered porch at the end of the Windjammer Suites building at 320 W. Pioneer Ave. is shown in a photograph taken April 23, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. In 2014 the Homer Advisory Planning Commission granted a conditional use permit for the porch to be in a 20-foot setback, a decision citizen activist Frank Griswold attempted to appeal before the Homer Board of Adjustment. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Alaska Supreme Court finds local resident has standing...
    By Michael Armstrong • April 24, 2019 5:30 am

    A Homer citizen activist has prevailed in an Alaska Supreme Court case asserting he has standing to appeal a 2014…

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    Council votes to extend water service to Kachemak City lot
    Council votes to extend water service to Kachemak...
    By Megan Pacer • March 27, 2019 5:30 am

    Mayor Ken Castner on Tuesday night broke his campaign promise that he would not vote to break a tie on…

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    Mayor Ken Castner addresses a crowd of people at a Tuesday, March 26, 2019 Homer Chamber of Commerce meeting during a “State of the City” address at the Best Western Bidarka Inn in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Mayor, city manager give update on city
    By Megan Pacer • March 27, 2019 5:30 am

    Things outside Homer don’t look great, but the city will continue to weather the storm well. That’s according to Mayor…

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    Community members enjoy a free ice skating party hosted by Rotary Club of Homer-Kachemak Bay, McDonalds and the City of Homer on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 at Ben Walters Park and Beluga Lake in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Local groups celebrate new park equipment with winter...
    By Megan Pacer • February 20, 2019 5:30 am

    To celebrate an upcoming project, three local entities hosted a free ice skating party last week on the temperamental Beluga…

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    Anchor Point to Homer trunk line surcharge balloons
    Anchor Point to Homer trunk line surcharge balloons
    By Michael Armstrong • January 30, 2019 5:30 am

    The lower Kenai Peninsula’s deal to help pay for a natural gas distribution line from Anchor Point to Homer could…

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