Ask for gas line’s full-funding
Extending the gas line from Anchor Point to Homer is projected to cost $10.8 million. The savings for heating costs of government buildings alone is projected at $1 million per year. It is hard to project the savings for the 7,000 area residents and private businesses. This depends on how many actually hook up and when, but it should exceed the $1 million a year savings for government entities by far. This is a shovel-ready project that truly uses Alaska’s natural resource to benefit Alaskans. It has one of the best returns on investment of any project in the state. The last two years, funding for this project was passed by the House and the Senate. It was vetoed by Gov. Parnell.
Don’t misjudge your pain
By Jan O’Meara This is a letter to all those folks out there – men and women – who tend to be stoic about their aches and pains. My message to them is simple: Don’t underestimate your pain. Many of us live with some pain every day, day in and day out, and we tend [...]
Letters – Jan. 25
The discouraging price of fuel oil I have been planing to move my business to Homer for the last three years. I still want to do that, but the price of using diesel fuel or propane for shop heat, and cleaning parts, has always been discouraging. If Homer would get natural gas to the residents, [...]
Parnell lays out path to gas line
In his state of the State address last week, Gov. Parnell set out a path for reaching Alaska’s hoped for natural gas development. Its two pronged approach looks at getting Alaska gas for Alaskans, and as an ambitious new economic project to serve for years to come. Let’s hope this new momentum holds so that [...]
Events Calendar – Jan. 25
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Police Report – Jan. 25
Kachemak Emergency Services responded to two fire calls and two medical emergency calls during the week of Jan. 9–15. Homer Volunteer Fire Department responded to 12 emergency medical calls, three fire and two rescue calls for the week of Jan. 9–15. Homer Volunteer Fire Department responded to seven medical calls and one fire call for [...]
For the Record – Jan. 25
The following records are cases and records filed in court. Individuals are innocent until proven guilty, and copies of the records are publicly available. Misdemeanor Shane W. Randall, 27, misconduct involving a controlled substance in the sixth degree. Jeremy D. Watson, misconduct involving a controlled substance in the sixth degree. Bruce E. Anderson, 61, no [...]
Delay in investing could prove costly
by Edward Jones Matthew North Financial Advisor You’ve no doubt heard that “time is money.” While this expression may be applicable in many areas of life, it’s especially relevant for investors — because the more time you spend not investing, the less money you are likely to have when you really need it, such as [...]
Aerial wolf killing set for March
Starting as early as March of this year, wolves on the Kenai Peninsula will be subject to extermination from above, as the Alaska Board of Game on Monday voted unanimously to approve predator control measures authorizing the aerial killing of wolves in Game Management Units 15A and 15C.
The measures are presented to help boost declining numbers, low bull-to-cow ratios and calf survivability rates in a moose population that has seen better days.
Anchor Point sees huge savings
At the Anchor River Inn, the grills in the kitchen used to be hooked up to propane, an expense that made every pot of soup and hamburger’s cost just that much higher.
At the end of November, owner Jesse Clutts shut down his famed restaurant to make a conversion.
“We shut down for that week, then we were able to go in and change out to new equipment. Using propane in the kitchen was our major expense,” Clutts said.
December’s bill brought Clutts the equivalent of a Christmas gift. From paying $2,000 a month for propane, his bill went down to $500 a month with natural gas.
“It was exactly as they said it would be; we dropped our costs in one month,” he said.
