Letters to the Editor – July 3, 2026
- The City of Homer faces significant backlash over its proposed Port Expansion Project, with critics urging officials to halt the Alto initiative before wasting more than the $4.5 million already spent.
- Opponents argue the project lacks a clear funding source and long-term planning; the city would need to finance $142 million for floats while having no plans for parking, freight movement, or uplands development.
- Citing past failures with visionary projects, residents warn that assuming long waitlists for slips translates into rentals is flawed; the Port and Harbor Enterprise fund cannot maintain existing systems.
- 'No Alto' signs are appearing throughout the community as taxpayers voice concerns that the expansion will impose massive costs without a viable business case, similar to prior infrastructure failures.
- While The Corps focuses primarily on dredging and building breakwaters, residents emphasize the city must prioritize practical infrastructure needs rather than sinking half a billion dollars into an uncertain project.
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It’s disturbing to see so much time, money and attention given to Santa Barbara’s State Street “Master Plan” and so little attention to its cost and funding. I doubt that the city has the money to execute this plan, and if “bonds” are the answer remember that that cost will show up in our real estate tax as one more way to make Santa Barbara unaffordable. Before any more time and money is spent on this project there should be a thorough review o…
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Letters to the editor – July 3, 2026
Anything goesGeorge Saliba of Qawra writes:I refer to the report ‘Uninsured and plagued by incidents: inside the Lourdes fireworks factory’ (June 14), which deals with the huge explosion of June 1. It was reported elsewhere that many people could have died. I was really disgusted that the government or its agencies have allowed such a...
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