Public Works

A steep road embankment along Highland Drive at the crossing of Bidarki Creek began to slough and erode during the winter of 2024/2025. The Public Works Department has been closely monitoring the area and contracted with an engineering firm to provide detailed repair design. A construction contractor mobilized on October 13 to begin work to replace the culvert and reconstruct the road.

Highland Drive will be closed beginning Wednesday, October 15, 2025 for the reconstruction.

July 15, 2025

Public Works will be cutting brush in road right-of-ways citywide as needed to maintain drainage in the ditches and to maintain clear lines of sight. 

Work locations on Main Street, Bartlett Street, Hidden Way, Mattox Road and Kachemak Way are being prioritized based on areas with the highest weed and shrub growth and public reports of obstructed visibility.

In accordance with the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Lead and Copper Rule Revisions, the City of Homer Water and Sewer Department completed the required Service Line Inventory in 2024. After reviewing historical service line information, it was determined that there is no lead or galvanized lines requiring replacement and no unknown service lines in the City of Homer water distribution system.

The Multipurpose Room at the HERC is temporarily closed. The gymnasium at the HERC is still open for use.

The City of Homer (City) has been working with the Alaska Department of Conservation (ADEC) on characterizing the potential hazardous materials within the Homer Education and Recreation Complex (HERC) in order to determine the potential environmental reclamation that may be required in advance of future demolition.

The University of South Florida Ecohydrology Research Group (USF ERG) and the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (KBNERR) have been investigating groundwater dynamics in the Lower Kenai Peninsula for over two decades.

In 2022, the City of Homer contracted with USF ERG and KBNERR to conduct a focused investigation on the groundwater dynamics in the Bridge Creek Reservoir (BCR) which supplies water for city residents and serves as the headwaters for the South Fork Anchor River.

The report is attached here.

Pavilions and/or gazebos are available to reserve  at Karen Hornaday Park, Bishop's Beach, WKFL Park, Mariner Park, and the Kachekmak Bay Water Trail Pavilion. The Boathouse Pavilion does not take reservations and is available on a first-come, first-serve basis to any event or activity that is open to the public.

Homer Awarded Large Wastewater System of the Year!

1. Do the “one-hour” test

Your water meter is located inside the building, typically in your crawlspace or basement utility area.

Read all of the numbers on the water meter straight across from left to right and write those numbers down.

This 2021 report summarizes the achievements of the climate action plan since its adoption.  The report provides technical background on how energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions are quantified and applied as a metric to examine how emissions reduction goals are being met.   The report also points out areas for improvement and provides suggestions for moving forward with the climate action plan.

Click the link below to read the report.