City Manager's Office

Attached is the City of Homer's 2017-2022 Capital Improvement Plan, or CIP for short.  

The CIP provides information on capital projects identified as priorities for the Homer community.  The projects included in the City of Homer’s 2107-2022 CIP were compiled with input from the public, area-wide agencies, and City staff, as well as various advisory commissions serving the City of Homer.

Check out the 2016/17 Fall-Winter Activity & Recreation Guide!  Printed copies available at local coffee shops, library, city hall and the recreation office.

Five years ago, Homer Police Department personnel saw a ray of hope amidst some tragic statistics. From 2005-2010, of 301 fatal vehicle accidents in Alaska, 89 were alcohol related.  In 2005, teen fatalities made up one-fifth of all alcohol related crashes, though licensed teens were only about 6% of the overall licensed population.  The ray of hope?  89 of those accidents were preventable.

Over the past thirty years, road sand, grass clippings and deciduous leaves have accumulated on Pioneer Avenue’s lawn and garden meanders, building the sod layer above the sidewalk, in some places as much as a foot.  The City’s Public Works Department has been out with a back hoe on Pioneer Avenue this week to bring the level of the earth back down to the level of the sidewalk.  This maintenance will help with sidewalk snow removal in the winter, and helps to rejuvenate the landscaped areas we enjoy so much during the summer.

WATER SYSTEM FLUSHING

The City of Homer, Public Works will be flushing the water system May through Sept. This routine maintenance improves the quality of your drinking water. At times, you may experience low water pressure. If your water becomes cloudy or discolored, flush water until color returns to normal. If water does not become clear call Public Works at 235-3170.

For more information about the reasons why the City of Homer flushes the water system, read "It Seems At First Glance To Be Such A Waste!"

“Bad libraries build collections; good libraries build services; great libraries build communities.” 
                                                                                                                                                                                                 ^{R. David Lankes}

Join us for the last "Conversation with a Council Member" of the season with Jason Davis on Tuesday, May 13th from noon to 1:00 pm at the Homer Public Library.

Thanks to the Friends of the Homer Public Library for hosting these!  You've created a valuable space for dialogue in a relaxed setting that makes local government more accessible. Thanks, too, to all residents who have taken time to share conversation throughout the winter.  Conversations will resume again in September!

Dave Anderson Receives Mayor's Recognition at March 29^th City Council Meeting

On the eve of his retirement as General Manager of KBBI Radio, Mayor Beth Wythe recognized Dave Anderson at the March 29^th City Council Meeting for his 35 years of devoted service to KBBI and the community.  Dave’s work began as a volunteer DJ in 1981.  In the years since he has served in nearly every staff position at the station, including also serving as general manager for KDLL public radio in Kenai.

ATTENTION CITY BEACH USERS

The final beach policy defining where people may drive on local beaches passed at the February 22^nd Homer City Council meeting and went into effect February 23^rd, 2016.   

Ordinances 16-05(S-2)(A-2) and 16-13 prohibit driving or parking on all City beaches and storm berms with the following exceptions:

A NOTE FROM THE CITY MANAGER....