Homer council shows concern over proposed naval training

Homer City Council passed a resolution on Aug. 8, formally requesting changes to U.S. Navy training exercises in the Gulf of Alaska. The proposed training area is 24 nautical miles from the Kenai Peninsula shoreline, just south of Prince William Sound and east of Kodiak Island.
It covers more than 59,000 square miles, an area slightly larger than the state of Georgia.
Emily Stolarcyk, program manager for Cordova-based non-profit group Eyak Preservation Council, spoke in suppo