City Manager's Office

Homer and Teshio, Japan have enjoyed a Sister City relationship since 1984.  Over the years, the relationship has been nurtured by occasional delegation visits between the Cities.  This year, the Anchorage Consular Office of Japan offered a Japan-Alaska Friendship Video Campaign to help strengthen sister city connections.

Attached is the City of Homer's 2021-2026 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 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.

Descriptions of City projects include ways the project will benefit the community, cost and schedule information and a priority designation Level 1 (highest), 2 or 3.

Homer retailers and shoppers!  Voters approved ballot Proposition 1 in the 2019 General Election which banned the use of single-use plastic bags by retailers at checkout. 

The ban was temporarily lifted in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but will resume on January 1, 2021.

Good news! Homer Public Library has resumed limited operations

beginning Wednesday, April 29.

Patrons will be able to check out materials from the back door.

How do I check out materials?

1. The building is still closed to the public for browsing the stacks, but you can place holds and pick them up outside the library. You can place holds in three ways

The City of Homer recently upgraded the maps on the City’s website!  They are now available on an interactive web app platform hosted by ArcGIS online. 

On January 24th, Library Director Dave Berry gave Councilmembers and community members alike a tour of the Homer Public Library. Below provides a brief overview of the fun facts learned while walking through the building.

Yesterday, City of Homer Public Works equipment operators and Water/Sewer operators responded to a water main break on Lake Street in Homer.  The break was first reported to Public Works at 1:30 pm by a citizen who noticed water coming out of the ground across the street from Ulmer’s.  A line monitoring check confirmed the break, showing water flowing at 350 gallons per minute.

At the September 23^rd City Council Meeting, Council adopted the 2020-2025 Capital Improvement Plan, or CIP for short.

Attached is the City of Homer's 2020-2025 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 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.

Descriptions of City projects include ways the project will benefit the community, cost and schedule information and a priority designation Level 1 (highest), 2 or 3.

The City of Homer is pleased to welcome Mark Kirko as the new Fire Chief for the Homer Volunteer Fire Department.

Mr. Kirko currently serves as Fire Chief/CEO for North Whidbey Fire & Rescue in Oak Harbor, Washington where his duties on Whidbey Island include supervising six career staff and seventy-six part time and on-call volunteer firefighters and EMS providers.  He brings 34 years of experience in fire service to the position, with twenty-five of those years in Alaska.