Memorandum 13-018 Homer Natural Gas Special Assessment District Objection Status

Office of the City Clerk  491 E. Pioneer Avenue
  Homer, Alaska 99603
  (907) 235-3130
Jo Johnson, CMC, City Clerk (907) 235-8121
Melissa Jacobsen, CMC, Deputy City Clerk II ext: 2224, 2226, 2227, or 2251
Renee Krause, CMC, Deputy City Clerk I  Fax: (907) 235-3143
Christine Szocinski, Clerical Assistant      Email: clerk@ci.homer.ak.usM E M O R A N D U M 13-018

TO:   MAYOR WYTHE AND HOMER CITY COUNCIL

FROM:  CHRISTINE SZOCINSKI, CLERICAL ASSISTANT
THROUGH:     JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK

DATE:   JANUARY 23, 2013

SUBJECT:  HOMER NATURAL GAS SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT OBJECTION STATUS 

To date, the City Clerk’s Office has accepted 388 valid objections for the Homer Natural Gas Special Assessment District. For your information the objections have been broken down into the following categories and percentage of objection:

• Costs (to homeowner and/or to the city)- 41%
• Concerns of future gas supply- 14%
• Safety concerns (explosions)- 3%
• People on fixed incomes- 8%
• Rather see renewable energy instead (ie: solar, wind, or tidal)- 10%
• Would like the public to vote- 1%
• Doubts of it really coming to their area- 2%
• Condo owners- 3%

In reviewing Kenai Peninsula Borough Tax Information it appears that 4 percent of people objecting to the SAD own property inside city limits but reside outside city limits and 12 percent live out of state.

The objection period closes on January 25th at 5:00 pm and an updated memorandum that includes the final counts will be provided at the January 28th meeting.

Recommendation: Informational only