High winds, sometimes of gale force, whip through with such fury that giant spruce trees bend almost to the ground. Nikolaevsk usually receives snow one to two weeks before Homer and other towns do in lower elevations. In fact, any summer temperature over seventy-five degrees is considered too hot for comfort. Nikolaevsk Community Plan for the Future Nikolaevsk is a developing community trying to pull itself out of a possible future economic disaster. A new water treatment building, water storage tank high in the hills, water mains which include fire hydrants every block and household water service lines to forty-nine homes.
All homes are on private septic tanks.
Most of the homes are fully plumbed but some still have outdoor facilities and old wooden crib septic. The small Nikolaevsk School was hooked up to the water system this year. A Nikolaevsk Community Council oversees the running of the small village and makes decisions for the community. At this time, Nikolaevsk is negotiating with Anchor Point Fire Department to obtain, on loan, a tanker fire truck and provide firefighters training. At this time, Nikolaevsk has no fire station and the nearest fire station is miles away.