Katherine Rose, Author at KCAW

Final vote count on Friday confirms winners in Sitka’s municipal election

City Clerk Sara Peterson and election workers counted 845 ballots on Friday (10-7-22) afternoon, and absentee and early votes aligned closely with Tuesday night’s results, confirming the winners of each race, and giving some of them slightly bigger leads.

Assembly member Dave Miller to resign from seat

Assembly member Dave Miller is stepping down at next week’s assembly meeting, citing health issues.

A Curious approach to vending makes ‘cents’ in Sitka

Following a couple of slow COVID years, Sitka businesses got a long awaited boost this summer. While the surge in cruise tourism revived some traditional enterprises, it also inspired new businesses, from food carts to sustainable snorkeling. One Sitkan’s entrepreneurial spirit took her in a “curious” direction, however, managing a distinctively offbeat vending machine.

Sitka’s unofficial 2022 municipal election returns

Sitka voters made their preferences known for mayor, assembly, and school board Tuesday. And although over 800 early and absentee ballots have yet to be counted some races’ winners can be cautiously called.

Polls open until 8 for Sitka’s municipal election

Sitkans will began casting their ballots at 7:00 this morning (10-4-22) in the local municipal election at Harrigan Centennial Hall. Ten candidates are vying for six open seats on Sitka’s assembly and school board. And there are two important ballot propositions.

Proposed seaplane base price tag more than double original projections

A proposal to build a new seaplane base in Sitka is 20 years in the making, and seemed to be gathering steam before the pandemic. But some fresh community opposition last year, and a significantly higher cost estimate this year, are proving to be major setbacks. The Sitka Assembly recently heard an update on the project.

City seeks feedback on summer tourism to aid in next year’s planning

The summer cruise season is winding down, and now the city is looking for community feedback, while it’s fresh on Sitkans’ minds.

September 27, 2022: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?

When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight, it will consider approving a new strategic plan spanning the next five years.

We did a deep dive into the bathrooms on Lincoln Street so you don’t have to

When Sitkans learned they would be seeing a record breaking number of cruise passengers this summer, there were a lot of questions about how the town would accommodate the influx of people, from traffic flow to garbage. And swirling in the middle of all of those concerns were public toilets. Sitka had nowhere near enough. So the city had to scramble to find solutions, and that meant acquiring some high end toilet trailers and offering a unique grant program.

Elder facilities, childcare top health summit priorities

The Sitka Health Summit has pinpointed two goals for 2023 aimed at caring for some of the youngest and oldest Sitkans. The health summit is a community coalition that meets once a year to brainstorm two initiatives focused on community wellness.