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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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Hansen, Mink join Homer City Council race

The candidate filing period closes at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15.

Bradley Parsons is sworn in as the newest Homer City Council member during a special meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers in Homer, Alaska. (Screenshot)

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2 file for city council candidacy

Incumbents Bradley Parsons and Jason Davis have filed to retain their council seats.

A “Vote Here” sign directs voters to the voting station at Homer City Hall on Oct. 3, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Finn Heimbold/Homer News file photo)

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City election filing period opens Aug. 1

The deadline to file for candidacy is Aug. 15 at 4:30 p.m.

Attendees of the open house event for the draft 2035 comprehensive plan evaluate potential land use maps on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Comp plan team releases public hearing draft

The first public hearing will occur during the Planning Commission’s Aug. 20 meeting.

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 rec center funding

The public hearing will take place at the next regular meeting on Monday, July 28.

A sign on the Homer Public Library’s public phone, photographed on Saturday, July 12, 2025, notes that it’s the only public phone in the city of Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

Community

Out of the office: Nostalgia is calling

I had an encounter recently which both delighted me and left me feeling bittersweetly, nostalgically vintage.

The Homer Planning Commission meets on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers in Homer, Alaska. Screenshot.

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Planning commission receives 2 new appointed members

Longtime commissioner Franco Venuti was re-appointed for a term expiring in 2028.

A variety of peony blooms grow vibrantly on Pioneer Avenue on Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

Community

6th annual Peony Celebration begins July 1

The festival will run in Homer through Aug. 17.

During the Homer City Council meeting on Monday, June 9, 2025, Homer mayor Rachel Lord recognizes staff members of the City of Homer wastewater treatment facility for winning the Large Wastewater System of the Year award at a state conference in Anchorage earlier in June. Photo courtesy of Melissa Jacobsen

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Mayor recognizes city wastewater team for state award

The City of Homer wastewater management team received the Large Wastewater System of the Year award at a…

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

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City halts pursuit of building code

The decision was finalized after a federal grant application to adopt the 2021 International Building Code was canceled.

The new, mobile bathroom unit rests on a concrete slab at Jack Gist Park on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Jack Gist Park receives spring improvements

City of Homer staff expanded the parking lot, installed a culvert, and added a mobile bathroom unit.

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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Council establishes rec center fund

The fund, managed by the Homer Foundation, will allow the public to donate to the project.

Wild Honey Bistro co-owner Scott Livingston speaks to the Homer City Council on construction planned for Bunnell Avenue and Ohlson Lane in the packed Cowles Council Chambers on Monday, April 14, 2025, in Homer City Hall in Homer, Alaska. Screenshot.

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Bunnell Avenue, Ohlson Lane improvements to move forward

The Homer City Council awarded the project contract to East Road Services, Inc. last Monday.