Sitka voters soundly rejected a proposed property tax hike on Tuesday, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the town is anti-tax.The community has stepped forward several times over the last fifteen years to raise taxes – often by wide margins. But not once in that period have voters ever raised the property tax.
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A proposal to raise property taxes in Sitka was defeated nearly 2-to-1 last night. That’s the unofficial result of Sitka’s municipal elections, which also saw all incumbents return to their seats, and the addition of a few new faces.
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Mike Reif and Pete Esquiro have won three-year terms on the Sitka assembly. Incumbent Phyllis Hackett has won a one-year term with a successful write-in campaign. Tim Fulton and Tonia Rioux have won seats on the school board. Voters rejected a property tax increase by a nearly two-to-one margin.
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/interview_100411.mp3 Andrew Friske, MEHS DDF tourney, Oct 14-15; Josh Arnold, MEHS XCountry; Nico Friedman, SHS XCountry; Stefania Potrzuski, JC Saunders, SHS Volleyball; Mike...
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/news_100411.mp3 Polls open in Sitka’s municipal election; Growing biomass demand may justify SE pellet plant; Tligit & Haida Central Council wins federal grant for child...
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Last Friday (9-28-11) the weather in Sitka transitioned from autumn gales to balmy sunshine. Photographer Ben Hamilton captured the shift -- including a stunning double-rainbow -- using time lapse photography.
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/interview_100311.mp3 Mollie Kabler, Amy Kramer-Johnson, Public Broadcasting development...
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/news_100311.mp3 How Juneau, Petersburg pay for roads; Candidate profile: Gary...
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