FYI News briefs & announcements – Dec. 26
Governor’s budget adds Homer projects In Gov. Sean Parnell’s budget proposal for 2014, the Homer Harbor is funded for $4,206,000 in improvements. The governor also included funding for the Beluga Lake Float Plane Base Planning Study, at $250,000, East End Road Rehabilitation – Milepost 3.7 to 12.2 $850,000 and Lake Street Rehabilitation $5,000,000. The Sterling [...]
FYI – News briefs & announcements – Dec. 12
Biz ideas win entrepreneurs cash Susannah Webster took first place in the 2012 BIZ-IDEA contest for her proposal of a “Bay Baby Caregiver Network.” The idea earned her a $1,000 cash prize. Michael Mungoven placed second with a proposal that Knob Hill Craftworks will produce artful and unique home furnishing using local woods. Dave Radke [...]
FYI News briefs & announcements -Dec. 5
Court modifies bail restrictions District Court Judge Margaret Murphy granted Anthony Resetarits permission to travel to and from Dutch Harbor for a one-month commercial fishing job Nov. 26, but left all other conditions in place. Resetarits, 21, is charged with first-degree sexual assault in connection with an alleged rape at a teen drinking party Sept. [...]
FYI – News briefs & announcements – Nov. 28
Governor promotes teacher evaluations Gov. Sean Parnell, in a letter to the State Board of Education and Early Development, expressed hope that the board will adopt higher professional content and performance standards for teachers and principals. The governor encouraged the board to set the bar higher in tying teacher evaluations to student learning. His letter [...]
FYI – News briefs & announcements – Nov. 21
Halibut Cove to see electrical outages Homer Electric Association has scheduled intermittent power outages in Halibut Cove in order to do some maintenance work on electric equipment in the community. The first outage was Tuesday, with the second set to take place on today. Two more are scheduled for next week on Monday and Tuesday [...]
FYI – News briefs & announcements – Nov. 14
Decree provides fuel pricing protections Attorney General Michael C. Geraghty announced Monday that the state has filed a consent decree in Alaska Superior Court to resolve competitive concerns with Hilcorp Alaska LLC’s acquisition of Marathon Oil Company’s Cook Inlet assets. The consent decree provides consumers in Southcentral Alaska substantial pricing protections over a five-year period, [...]
FYI News briefs & announcements – Oct. 31
Public invited to Buccaneer protest Cook Inletkeeper is calling for a peaceful Halloween protest near the dock of the Endeavour Spirit of Independence jack up rig tonight at 6 p.m. at the Fishing Dock Road on the Homer Spit. After two nights of public meetings, Inletkeeper Advocate Bob Shavelson said there is growing concern that [...]
FYI News briefs & announcements – Oct. 24
Governor amends disaster declaration Gov. Sean Parnell amended his September State disaster declaration to include the Kenai Peninsula Borough, as well as several others. This declaration relates to the severe storms that impacted Southcentral and Interior Alaska on Sept. 21. The Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and [...]
FYI News briefs & announcements – Oct. 17
Public testimony taken on highway erosion The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is soliciting comments and information on a proposal to repair a bluff erosion feature along the Sterling Highway at milepost 153.35. An open house public meeting will be held 4-7 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Homer City Council Chambers. The proposed [...]
FYI News briefs & announcements – Oct. 10
Crash closes Sterling Highway The Sterling Highway was closed for about an hour Saturday evening after a motorcycle hit a truck that turned in front of it, sending both the motorcycle driver and his passenger to the hospital. Alaska State Troopers said Joseph Essex and his passenger Shannon Smith, both of Anchor Point, were heading [...]
