City Manager's Office

The Alaska Tsunami modeling group just finished a tsunami hazard assessment for the community of Homer where they mapped the probable extent of inundation generated by earthquakes as large as the 2011 Tohuku earthquake in Japan as well as inundation caused by local submarine landslides in Kachemak Bay.

Alaska is the largest tsunami “producer” in the United States.  These tsunamis have the potential to reach Alaska coastal communities within minutes of the earthquake.  Saving lives and property depends on how well a community is prepared.

BIG NEWS! 
The Homer Public Library has recently been awarded one of 25 grants as part of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Libraries Ready to Code initiative sponsored by Google.  This grant will fund programs and opportunities at the library over the next year that support computational thinking and computer science for youth, from preschool to high school, and their families.

Teen drivers comprise of just over 5% of Alaska’s licensed drivers, yet they typically make up over 20% of total motor vehicle fatalities and 30% of major injuries. 17% of fatal and major injury crashes involved an alcohol impaired teen driver.

The City of Homer participated in a Homer High School sponsored career "fair" during the school's October 17^th Focus on Learning classes.

Despite days of rain interspersed with days with strong winds, the progress is being made on the Boat House Pavilion.  

Equipment, building materials and a crew is on site. The steel frame went up recently and currently concrete work is in progress. 

The Boat House crew reports that electrical work happens soon and Bay Weld Boats is getting to work on the beautiful mast that will really cap off the pavilion's maritime design. 

Alaska Book Week is an annual, statewide celebration of Alaska's authors and books.  Homer Public Library and Friends of the Homer Public Library are celebrating with the following free book reading events.  Join us at the Library for one or all!

Thursday, October 5^th at 6 pm

Author Joseph Robertia reads from his book:  Life with Forty Dogs:  Misadventures With Runts, Rejects, Retirees and Rescues.

Shortly after the new school year began at West Homer Elementary this year, work began to complete Soundveiw Avenue sidewalks and other pedestrian safety features to provide our kids a safe route to school. 

The City of Homer is pleased to announce that the project is now nearing completion.

Sidewalk sections have been added between Mulikin Street and Cabana Court, and sidewalks now connect all the way to West Homer Elementary School.  

Attached is the City of Homer's 2018-2023 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 2108-2023 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.

A test of the nation-wide Emergency Alert System is scheduled for Wednesday, September 27^th at about 10:20 AM Alaska Time (2:20 PM EDT). This is only a test.  The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is used by Federal authorities to send warnings via broadcast, cable, satellite, and wireline communications pathways.

Thanks to over 378 hours of volunteer work by thirty Homer residents and funds from the HART (Homer Accelerated Road and Trail) Program, there are some new trails to explore at Karen Hornaday Park!  

There's a Woodard Creek Nature Trail, and new access trails along Fairview Avenue and along the park's access road.  

Join the City Parks, Art, Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission Sunday, September 24^th at 2:00 pm at the Karen Hornaday park pavilion near the playground for a Grand Opening Celebration and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony!