City of Homer
Comprehensive Plan Rewrite
Help shape the future of our community, Homer!
Take 15-20 minutes to complete the community survey.
Your responses will contribute to the Homer Comprehensive Plan Rewrite.
The survey is open through June 21, 2024.
The information, ideas, and concerns you share will help shape future decisions about land use, transportation, public facilities and services, economic development, housing, and related infrastructure and programs in Homer over the next 20 years.
The survey is open to Homer area residents of all ages. Please share it widely with your Homer family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers.
The Homer Comprehensive Plan Revision Project Consultant Team will collect, summarize, and share all results.
Project Public Participation Plan
Check out the project Public Participation Plan (PPP) and all the other ways we’re engaging the community, partners, etc. throughout the process.
Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who participated in the March 28 community open house and other activities during the project team’s community visit March 26-29. We learned so much and appreciate everyone’s time and energy in the process. Our notes and recap from those meetings are available here.
Upcoming Events
Community Visit #2, May 13-16, 2024
Open Hours with the Comprehensive Plan Project Team at the Homer Library Conference Room.
- Tuesday, May 14: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 15: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Thursday, May 16: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Stop by anytime during our open hours to visit with the project team and:
- Learn about the comprehension planning process and how your ideas will help shape the revised comprehensive plan.
- Learn about what we’ve learned and heard in the process so far.
- Share your input and ideas.
Stay tuned for more details on community visit #2.
Please keep sharing your ideas and questions. Scroll to the bottom of this website to submit your comments that go directly to our project managers.
Purpose
We’re Revising the 2018 Comprehensive Plan!
The City of Homer is updating the 2018 Comprehensive Plan to recognize and celebrate what we have accomplished, to address new challenges and opportunities for our community, and to coordinate efforts to achieve our shared vision for a future Homer.
The Comprehensive Plan will serve as a community resource and guide for community leaders, residents, and other partners to protect what residents value most about Homer while enhancing the quality of life for current and future residents.
The updated Homer Comprehensive Plan will be a combination of long-term vision, goals, and practical strategies that will: guide decisions about land use, housing, public services and infrastructure, transportation, economic development, health and wellness, sustainability, resilience and climate change, quality of life, and more. It will provide a roadmap for implementation, with clear priorities and actions.
The current comprehensive plan can be viewed here; it was last updated in 2018.
Project Team
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee aids in the development of the comprehensive plan. The five-member committing is made up of two city council members, two city commission members, and one city resident nominated by the mayor and approved by the City Council. The roles and responsibilities of the Steering Committee as outlined in City of Homer Resolution 23-129(A) include:
- Assist in the refinement and execution of the public outreach process, outreach program, and schedule.
- Participate in public outreach activities and events including work with each of the member’s represented organizations to keep them informed on the project and encourage their participation, solicit participation from a wide range of people and organizations in the community, participate in event exercises and provide feedback.
- Provide feedback and recommendations on Comprehensive Plan draft documents.
Steering Committee Members
- Kathryn Carssow, City Resident Member (Chair)
- Mel Kim, Economic Development Advisory Commission Member
- Charles Barnwell, Planning Commission Member
- Shelly Erickson, City Council Member
- Jason Davis, City Council Member
Consulting Team
The City of Homer has hired a team led by Agnew::Beck Consulting to assists the City with a update to the Comprehensive Plan. Agnew::Beck is partnering with Stantec, Northern Economics, RESPEC, Kinney Engineering, and Corvus Design to ensure the planning process, and ultimately the final plan, meets community needs.
Get Involved
Contact the Project Team
Contact the project team. See details in the Contact Us section below.
Submit a Comment
Submit a comment using the comment form in the Contact Us section below.
Schedule
FEBRUARY 2024
- Project kick-off
- Steering Committee kick-off and initial meetings to map out public participation plan
- Background research and data collection
MARCH 2024
- Resident, community leader, and partner interviews and small group discussions
- Community survey and interactive comment map launch
- COMMUNITY VISIT #1 and Open House: Introduce planning process, gather initial input on community vision
WE ARE HERE
APRIL 2024
- COMMUNITY VISIT #2 and Open House: Share a “Community Snapshot” that includes an initial summary of community input and research on potential growth/ development scenarios
- Community survey and comment map continue
SUMMER-FALL 2024
- Community survey and comment map close
- Ongoing community outreach
- Public Review Draft release (by early October)
- COMMUNITY VISITS #3 & #4: Share and get feedback on Public Review Draft
NOVEMBER 2024
- COMMUNITY VISIT #5: Provide information during public hearings on plan adoption
WINTER 2024
- Revision and Adoption Process
