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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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City council to hold public hearing on comprehensive plan

The council introduced an ordinance last Monday to adopt the 2045 Comprehensive Plan and will hold a public…

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

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Temporary retail ordinance fails at council meeting

A majority of the Homer City Council voted against introducing the ordinance on Monday.

The smaller Homer Education and Recreation Center building, also called HERC 2, photographed on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Council selects location for future rec center

Resolution 25-088, passed Monday, states the council’s preference for two city-owned lots in the town center.

Homer City Council member Bradley Parsons (left) is sworn in by city clerk Renee Krause (right) on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers in Homer, Alaska, following his reelection to the council for one more year. Photo courtesy of Julie Engebretsen

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City swears in reelected council members

The official results certified by the Homer canvass board did not meaningfully change from the preliminary results.

A sign outside the Homer United Methodist Church says "Vote Here," designating it as the polling location for Homer No. 2 precinct on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Homer city council keeps status quo

All three incumbent candidates were reelected to their respective seats.

Election workers Susie Myhill (right) and Charlie Franz help voters before they cast their ballots on Election Day, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Voters turn out for borough, city elections

Polling locations close at 8 p.m.

Homer City Council candidates answer questions during a forum hosted by the Homer News, Peninsula Clarion and KBBI AM 890 on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, at the Homer Public Library in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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City council candidates talk development, challenges at election forum

The forum was hosted by the Homer News and KBBI AM 890 last Wednesday, Sept. 24.

A preliminiary plat depicts approximately 26.5 acres of land the City of Homer will purchase for conservation, as approved on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy of the City of Homer

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Council approves conservation land purchase

The property acquisition, slated to be completed early next year, is tied to the city’s ongoing green infrastructure…

A local community member walks up Ben Walters Lane on a newly completed sidewalk on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Council adopts walkability action plan goals

Four goals for Homer were included in the Kenai Peninsula Walkability Action Plan, which was approved in July.

Jan Keiser speaks to members of the Homer Planning Commission during a public hearing on the latest draft of the 2045 Homer Comprehensive Plan on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers in Homer, Alaska. Screenshot.

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Planning commission kicks off comp plan public hearings

If the commission recommends the plan’s approval to the Homer City Council, the council will host two more…

Homer community members line up for delicious offerings from multiple food trucks and booths at the Taste of Homer Food Truck Festival on Saturday, May 10, 2024 at the Baycrest KOA Campground in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Proposed ordinance would update city code on temporary and movable businesses

The ordinance was postponed to the Sept. 22 meeting.

A screenshot from the Homer Harbor Expansion project website shows one idea for Alternative 2, which the Corp selected in July as their tentative plan, moving forward.

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Army Corps chooses tentative plan for Homer Harbor expansion

If constructed, the expansion would meet the currently existing harbor needs and demands.

A banner encouraging Homer residents to vote is displayed outside City Hall on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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6 vie for Homer city council

The election will take place on Oct. 7.