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Homer Alaska - News -

Story last updated at 11:27 PM on Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Homer capital improvement projects



By Aaron Selbig
Staff Writer

Local Roads - $11,550,000
Fairview Avenue, Main Street to East End Road - $1,750,000
Fairview Avenue, Main Street to West Hill Road - $3,000,000
Heath Street, Pioneer Avenue to Anderson Street - $4,000,000
Land acquisition for new roads - $500,000
Paving Freight Dock Road - $300,000
Town Center infrastructure - $2,000,000

Trails - $10,659,000
Beach access from Crittenden and Main Streets - $300,000
East Trunk/Beluga trail system - $3,500,000
Homer Coastal trail - $5,200,000
Spit Trail completion, Harbor pathways - $1,500,000
Reber Trail - $159,000

Structures - $97,669,000
Ben Walters Park improvements - $225,000
Cottonwood Horse Park - $246,000
Deep Water Dock expansion - $28,000,000
Downtown restrooms - $400,000
East Boat Harbor - $20,520,000
End of the Road Park - $1,475,000
Fire training facility - $285,000
Harbor entrance erosion control - $600,000
Haven House greenhouse and dog runs - $10,000
Homer City Hall, Town Square - $11,000,000
Homer Conference Center - $5,000,000
Homer Fire Station - $7,100,000
Homer Gateway beautification, Chamber of Commerce parking lot - $140,000
Homer Greenhouse - $400,000
Homer Police Station - $5,300,000
Jack Gist Park improvements - $500,000
Karen Hornaday Park improvements - $885,000
Mariner Park improvements - $1,300,000
Ohlson Mountain Ski Area improvements - $87,000
Port and Harbor building - $2,500,000
Public restrooms, Homer Spit - $1,200,000
Public Works complex - $5,000,000
Skyline Fire Station - $1,000,000
South Peninsula Firearms Training Facility - $1,000,000
South Peninsula Hospital Helistop and Antenna - $496,000
Spit land acquisition - $500,000

Utilities - $15,570,000
Alternative water source - $11,000,000
Bridge Creek watershed land acquisition - $1,000,000
Spit waterline replacement, phase 4 - $400,000
Water treatment plant - $9,170,000
West Hill water transmission main - $5,000,000

Equipment - $5,250,000
Communications systems upgrade - $200,000
Fire engine 4 replacement - $350,000
Firefighting enhancement, aerial truck - $750,000
Harbor float replacement, phase 1 - $3,300,000
Ice rink equipment - $75,000
Parks and recreation equipment - $100,000
Passenger ship gangway - $150,000
Pioneer Dock fenders - $80,000
Rescue systems upgrade - $35,000
Tide gauge, meteorological station - $210,000

State Transportation Projects (no city cost)
Homer intersection improvements
Kachemak Drive rehabilitation, pathway
Lake Street reconstruction
Main Street reconstruction, intersection
Pioneer Avenue upgrade
East End Road rehabilitation
Sterling Highway reconstruction, Anchor Point to Baycrest Hill
Sterling Highway reconstruction at Cooper Landing

New Projects (proposed) - $32,900,600
Beluga Slough Trail reconstruction - $350,000
Bishop's Beach picnic shelter - $50,000
Brush/wildland firefighting truck - $120,000
Community recreation/multi-use center - $9,000,000
Fire engine 4 refurbishment - $150,000
Fire pump testing trailer - $70,000
Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon improvements - $665,000
Harbor float replacement, Ramp 3 gangway and approach replacement - $3,550,000
Sewer treatment plant - $5,245,000
Water storage and distribution improvements - $3,900,000
Kevin Bell Arena floor upgrade - $350,000
Pratt Museum renovation - $5,450,000
Senior independent housing - $1,417,000
South Peninsula Hospital MRI and MRI building - $2,583,600

Aaron Selbig can be reached at aaron.selbig@homernews.com.


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