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    Snow blankets Homer City Hall on April 10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)
    Council awards contract for water, wastewater plan development
    By Delcenia Cosman • December 2, 2025 8:30 am

    The Homer City Council approved a resolution last Monday, awarding a contract to an Anchorage firm for the development of…

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    Homer City Hall is photographed on April 10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    Council adopts 2045 comprehensive plan
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 26, 2025 1:30 am

    The Homer City Council passed Ordinance 25-64 on Monday after making a few additional amendments to the plan.

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    Snow blankets Homer City Hall on April 10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)
    Council to hold 3rd public hearing on comp...
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 20, 2025 8:30 am

    Community members will once again have a chance to provide feedback on the draft comprehensive plan on Monday, Nov. 24.

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    Community members attending the Title 21 Open House hosted by the City of Homer share their ideas on proposed zoning district changes on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy Karyn DeCino
    City hosts zoning code community meeting
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 11, 2025 8:30 am

    A community open house centered on updates currently underway to Homer’s Title 21 zoning and planning code was held last Thursday.

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    Main Street South, photographed on Saturday, April 6, 2024 between Pioneer Avenue and Bunnell Avenue, is one of the locations selected for the Homer All-Ages and Abilities Pedestrian Pathway project approved in the 2024-2027 Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    City, DOT talk pedestrian pathway priorities
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 5, 2025 5:30 pm

    City of Homer staff met with state partners for a site visit to discuss the Homer All-Ages and Abilities Pathway project.

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    Snow blankets Homer City Hall on April 10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)
    Council to hold 2nd comprehensive plan public hearing
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 4, 2025 8:30 pm

    Council members will meet Nov. 7 for a work session before holding a second public hearing on Nov. 10 during their regular meeting.

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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)
    City council to hold public hearing on comprehensive...
    By Delcenia Cosman • October 22, 2025 1:30 am

    The council introduced an ordinance last Monday to adopt the 2045 Comprehensive Plan and will hold a public hearing on Oct. 27.

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    Snow blankets Homer City Hall on April 10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)
    Temporary retail ordinance fails at council meeting
    By Delcenia Cosman • October 17, 2025 8:30 pm

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

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    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)
    Council selects location for future rec center
    By Delcenia Cosman • October 15, 2025 12:30 pm

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

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    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.
    Planning commission kicks off comp plan public hearings
    By Delcenia Cosman • August 27, 2025 1:30 am

    If the commission recommends the plan’s approval to the Homer City Council, the council will host two more hearings this fall.

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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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    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)
    Comp plan team releases public hearing draft
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 25, 2025 1:30 am

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

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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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