Tag: August 18th

City to pilot downtown people-mover for summer tourism

City to pilot downtown people-mover for summer tourism

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Jun 28, 2017 | ,

The Sitka Assembly has given interim city administrator Phillip Messina his first homework assignment: to work with local agencies to pilot a downtown shuttle for tourists. The also passed, on final reading, a critical areas ordinance that allows property owners to waive geotechnical requirements in known landslide zones. Read More
Notes from the Landslide: One Year Later

Notes from the Landslide: One Year Later

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Aug 18, 2016 | ,

Today (08-16-16) is the one-year-anniversary of the August 18th landslide in Sitka. In the week that followed, many in Sitka volunteered food, shelter, and sweat to the recovery effort. And amid these gestures of aid, one of the most healing agents was words. Read More
Living in the shadow of the landslide

Living in the shadow of the landslide

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Aug 17, 2016 | ,

The landslide that struck Sitka in August of last year was not the worst disaster to befall a community, but the impacts still echo. Kramer Avenue is less than a mile from downtown. Here's the experience of property owners who live beneath the slide. Read More
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