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The Homer City Council approved resolutions at last night’s meeting that established a longevity pay system for city employees and committed funds as part of an application for a federal grant to replace float system’s in the city’s harbor.
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The city has begun searching for a new manager after the city council terminated its contract with former city manager Rob Dumouchel in March.
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Homer City council swore in Rachel Lord and Caroline Venuti while delaying a vote on an ordinance to create new departments in the city.
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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.
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The Homer City Council approved the capital budget for the next two fiscal years this week.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Homer City Council is continuing its work on improving road infrastructure and planning for more non-motorized and pedestrian transportation.
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“We lose both of these tanks, we got a real problem,” said Homer Public Works Director, Jan Keiser. “We’ve got no ability to skim the foam off, which is an integral part of the treatment process. And we would in no question be in violation of our NPDES permitting process.”
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“The opportunity is to fill some gaps in non motorized transportation. While we have the chance to do so.” said City of Homer Public Works Director, Jan Kaiser.
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“We have to protect the city. Recreational use agreements between nonprofits or scheduled user groups is a standard procedure," said City of Homer Recreation Manager, Mike Illg."The fact that Homer has never done it —that raises a lot of eyebrows.”