Homer, DOT negotiate natural gas assessments

The City of Homer and the Alaska Department of Transportation are negotiating how much DOT owes the city in natural gas assessments.
Last year DOT refused to pay for eight of their properties in the city’s Natural Gas Assessment District. Jill Reese with DOT told KBBI in November those properties can’t be taxed.
“It’s not subject to the assessment since there’s no opportunity to develop the property and take advantage of the gas line,” Reese said.
The city dis