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Council calls on governor, legislature to reverse vetoes

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Council calls on governor, legislature to reverse vetoes

As the Alaska Legislature continued meeting this week in Juneau at Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s direction to consider funding…

City talks vegetation removal, legal counsel

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City talks vegetation removal, legal counsel

Among other things, the City of Homer is considering how to go about soliciting new legal services, something…

Despite interest from local business, city will hold onto downtown lot

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Despite interest from local business, city will hold onto downtown lot

The City of Homer will hang on to a piece of land downtown that had previously been on…

Council tables discussion of future water extension process

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Council tables discussion of future water extension process

The Homer City Council at its Monday meeting began to discuss, and then tabled, a future process for…

Ordinance extending Homer water to Kachemak City lot stands

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Ordinance extending Homer water to Kachemak City lot stands

The City of Homer will indeed allow a lot in Kachemak City to hook up to Homer water,…

Council won’t help fund addiction treatment project

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Council won’t help fund addiction treatment project

The residential treatment center could still happen if organization raises funds on its own

Three things to watch for at the next Homer City Council meeting

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Three things to watch for at the next Homer City Council meeting

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to delete incorrect information about a resolution of the city council…

Legality of city giving money to faith-based addiction treatment program questioned

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Legality of city giving money to faith-based addiction treatment program questioned

After lengthy debate, the Homer City Council seems to have settled on an agreement for how to help…

Homer News file photo                                The Homer Education and Recreation Complex at the corner of the Sterling Highway and Pioneer Avenue.

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City seeks third-party manager for the HERC

The city of Homer could be looking at a third-party property manager to take over much of the…

City mulls funding for faith-based program that could bring addiction treatment center to Homer

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City mulls funding for faith-based program that could bring addiction treatment center to Homer

The city of Homer is taking a step back after initial steps to help fund a nonprofit that…

Homer Mayor Ken Castner, center, questions ENSTAR Natural Gas officials Lindsay Hobson, left, foreground, and David Bell at the Feb. 11, 2019 Homer City Council meeting in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Council grills ENSTAR on tariff proposal

Following recent revelations that ENSTAR Natural Gas had recalculated how long it would take to pay off its…

Homer City Hall.

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Homer council talks police station, voting

Members of the Homer City Council had plenty to discuss after a several-week break from business over the…

Homer City Hall.

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Homer City Council passes 2019 budget

Homer has a budget to work from for the coming year.