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    Homer City Council
    (from left to right) Elias Garvey, John Mink, Storm Hansen and Jason Davis answer questions during the Homer City Council candidate forum hosted by the Homer Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Chamber hosts city council forum
    By Delcenia Cosman • September 23, 2025 1:30 am

    Candidates for one-year and three-year terms on the Homer City Council answered questions in a forum hosted last week by the Homer Chamber of Commerce.

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    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
    Council approves conservation land purchase
    By Delcenia Cosman • September 18, 2025 1:30 am

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

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    Selections from the 2025 Lit Lineup are lined up on a shelf at the Homer Public Library on Friday, Jan. 2, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. Photo by Christina Whiting
    Library to suspend accounts with overdue items
    By Delcenia Cosman • September 17, 2025 1:30 am

    The change endorsed by the Library Advisory Board was approved by the Homer City Council on Sept. 8.

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    The Homer Public Library. File photo
    Homer library receives annual state grant
    By Delcenia Cosman • September 17, 2025 1:30 am

    The Homer City Council approved an ordinance accepting and appropriating grant funds for the Homer Public Library.

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    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)
    Council adopts walkability action plan goals
    By Delcenia Cosman • August 28, 2025 1:30 am

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

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    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)
    Proposed ordinance would update city code on temporary...
    By Chloe Pleznac • August 20, 2025 2:30 am

    The ordinance was postponed to the Sept. 22 meeting.

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    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.
    Army Corps chooses tentative plan for Homer Harbor...
    By Chloe Pleznac • August 20, 2025 2:30 am

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

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    Snow blankets Homer City Hall on April 10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)
    Council votes down rec center ballot proposition
    By Delcenia Cosman • August 20, 2025 1:30 am

    Ordinance 25-52 would have asked voters whether the city should continue a percentage of city sales tax to fund a new community recreation center.

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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)
    6 vie for Homer city council
    By Delcenia Cosman • August 19, 2025 1:30 am

    The election will take place on Oct. 7.

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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)
    Hansen, Mink join Homer City Council race
    By Delcenia Cosman • August 14, 2025 1:30 am

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

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    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)
    2 file for city council candidacy
    By Delcenia Cosman • August 11, 2025 1:30 am

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

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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)
    Council to hold public hearing on rec center...
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 23, 2025 1:30 am

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

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    The Homer Planning Commission meets on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers in Homer, Alaska. Screenshot.
    Planning commission receives 2 new appointed members
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 3, 2025 1:30 am

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

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