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Are you interested in trails?  Safe, walkable transportation?  Bikeability?  Community projects?

Come one, come all to the Homer Pathways Forward: Non-Motorized Transportation Symposium! 

Join Homer Drawdown and the City of Homer to help develop a vision for a safe, walkable, bikeable, trail-friendly community on Saturday, October 1st: 1:00 - 4:00pm at the Kachemak Bay Campus.

On this webpage, community members will discover a treasure trove of information about the dynamic projects shaping Homer's future. From ongoing initiatives to exciting developments on the horizon, this webpage serves as a comprehensive guide to the transformative endeavors happening in our community.

The popularity of Short-Term Rentals (STRs) has exploded in the last decade with the rapid increase of online and app-based services such as Airbnb and VRBO. Homer is a popular place for STRs with an estimated 326 units available, which represents a significant portion of the local housing stock.  

East Hill Road will open tonight at 6pm. The road has been closed between S. Slope and Willow for deep PPE work since August 1st.

Please be cautious as the work is being done and avoid the area if you can.  If you live in this area, Southcentral Construction Traffic Control Supervisor, Danica High (907-299-3046) has issued the following Public Notice:

Please mind the pilot car signs and traffic control staff, as activities during this time are more dangerous due to heavy equipment.  Thank you.

Winter’s gift of snow and ice takes an unforgiving toll on our streets, making spring months a particularly bad time for potholes. Our warm spring-like weather lately is a welcome reprieve from winter’s cold and snow, but it also brings something much less welcome, an increase in the number of potholes, and with it, pothole accidents.  

The City of Homer recently renewed its status as a TsunamiReady Community.

Now we can visualize the future of the HERC site!  Stantec will be presenting the conceptual site and building plans during the regular Council Meeting on February 28. This unveiling will kick off two months of public comment opportunities and community conversations.

City leaders welcomed Senator Lisa Murkowski and US Coast Guard Rear Admiral Nathan Moore to Homer on Wednesday, January 26th.  Senator Murkowski came to tour the harbor to see the need for the large vessel expansion and meet with Mayor Castner and City staff to discuss various City infrastructure projects and possible federal funding opportunities. The discussion covered City water and sewer projects, erosion mitigation projects and of course Homer Large Vessel Port Expansion project.