Homer City Council

Less than one year after changing the city code on permitting, a new city ordinance returns to requiring conditional use permits for building additional housing.

The Homer City Council approved the capital budget for the next two fiscal years this week.

The Homer City Council greenlit a list of goals and priorities for the Homer Harbor Expansion project Monday night. But it will be a long time before the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wraps up its feasibility study for the major project.

Changes to city zoning codes are on the agenda for Monday’s Homer City Council meeting. There are public hearings scheduled on several proposed ordinances.

City Clerk Melissa Jacobsen swore in Ken Castner for his third term as Homer Mayor on Monday. Castner’s two-year term will expire in October 2024.

Early results for Tuesday’s municipal election show promising leads for incumbents in city and borough elections. Preliminary results — updated early Wednesday morning and posted on the Kenai Peninsula Borough webpage —are not final and do not include absentee votes, said Kenai Peninsula Borough Clerk Johni Blankenship. The borough will certify results Oct. 11.

Five Homerites are vying for two seats on City Council. Monday was the deadline to file as a candidate for the October election.The City Council candidates include two incumbents: Jason Davis, who has been on the council since 2021, and Storm Hansen, who has held a seat since 2019. Plus, there’s three people hoping to win their first term on City Council: Kenny Bryant, Mark Gordon and Jay Baker.

Homer’s mayor has thrown his hat in the ring for a third term at the head of city government. Mayor Ken Castner has held the seat since 2018. He filed to run for another two-year term on Monday.

Results of Homer City Council election.

The Homer City Council race, which this year featured three contested seats instead of the usual two, achieved 25 percent voter turnout. According to…