HERC Cleanup Community Meeting

The City of Homer is hosting an informational meeting about HERC cleanup options, please join us!  

• Thursday, February 12, 2026 
• Kachemak Bay Campus of the Kenai Peninsula College at 533 E Pioneer Avenue
• Presentation at 6 p.m., followed by Q&A 

The presentation will feature Flannery Ballard, Brownfields Lead for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and will cover these topics: 

• Brief background overview of the HERC regarding hazardous materials
• Results and implications of the recent soils tests and Analysis of Brownfields Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA)
• Next steps based on the ABCA alternatives 

The City will also provide an update on recent/ongoing work on the HERC activity room and gymnasium. 

We hope to see you there! But for those who can't make it in person, we are arranging to offer an online viewing opportunity via Zoom.  Check back here closer to the date of the event for the Zoom link.

Also, if you'd like to familiarize yourself with where we are now before the meeting, check out the webstory detailing the HERC hazardous material cleanup and revitalization plan linked here. HERC Hazardous Material Cleanup and Revitalization Plan

For additional information, please contact us by email planning@ci.homer.ak.us or by phone (907) 435-3119.