While the question of whether to limit cruise visitors next summer won’t go out to voters this time, the owner of Sitka’s private cruise dock is planning to set some limits himself.
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Sitkans will have an opportunity to share concerns about the future of home health in a town hall next week.
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An unattended fishing vessel sank while at anchor in Sitka Sound on Friday night. The Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and a local marine salvage company spent the weekend responding.
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After 30 years, the city is renegotiating its airport lease with the state of Alaska, and some of the state’s proposed terms are giving assembly members pause. Among them: new parking fees, and a cut of airport concessions like restaurant and gift sales. All at a time when a multi-million dollar federal grant for airport expansion is in the balance.
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After his first ballot initiative to limit cruise traffic was denied by the city, Sitkan Larry Edwards is trying again to put the question out to voters in a special election.
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Sitkans may see a credit on their utility accounts soon, thanks to a sales tax surplus. When the Sitka assembly met last night (10-24-23), it approved a one-time $300 residential utility subsidy on first reading. But not all assembly members were certain that a one-time payout was the right path forward.
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$1 million dollars in excess sales tax revenue may go toward reducing Sitkans’ electric bills. That’s if the assembly, tonight, (10-24-23) passes an ordinance that would distribute utility account credits to residents.
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Sitka Police are calling for Sitkans to lock their cars after a recent uptick in car thefts.
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The city is purchasing back a property it sold to a seafood processing company last year for more than double its original sale price. While some balked at the buyback plan, assembly members say repurchasing the property is the right decision, and a necessary investment for the city’s future marine haulout.
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Sitka’s municipal election results were certified and new assembly members were sworn in when the assembly met on Tuesday night (10-10-23). But first, outgoing assembly member Crystal Duncan was recognized for her service.
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