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Governor Sean Parnell’s recent budget proposal does not include money for any Southeast Alaska hydro project, including Sitka’s Blue Lake project. Garry White, Executive Director of the Sitka Economic Development Association, discussed plans to make Sawmill Cove Industrial Park more accessible to larger vessels, and bring in outside dollars. The telecom giant GCI announced plans to buy three television stations in Sitka, Juneau, and Anchorage.