The measure advanced last night will also increase the age at which seniors qualify for the exemption from 65 to 67-and-a-half. That puts it in line with the federal government’s retirement age. A separate measure to raise the sales tax cap remains in limbo, with the Assembly's business incomplete.
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Municipal Administrator Jim Dinley uttered a phrase often used to point out a loaded question. It brought laughs from the audience at the luncheon. But two Sitka residents did not find the comments funny, and they said so on Tuesday.
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The district faces a nearly $1.3 million deficit. The school board’s commitment of a half-million dollars from reserves has already pared that down. But that still leaves nearly $800,000 to cut.
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The board will hold a public hearing on its operating budget at 7 p.m. today at Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School. Like last year, the district has to make up a deficit before mid-March, when the budget is submitted to the city.
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This year, the grant program is expected to distribute a total of $15 million to dozens of arts organizations across the country. The Sitka Fine Arts Camp, which operates under the nonprofit Alaska Arts Southeast, is one of 128 organizations in 68 cities to make the short list.
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Tony DelMoral, 50, was handling a handgun when it accidentally discharged, police say. Bystanders and EMS rushed to his aid, but were unable to save him. DelMoral's family say they're grateful for the help of those nearby on Saturday, and the outpouring of support in the days since.
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A regional Native corporation from Barrow is making inroads into Southeast Alaska. The Arctic Slope Regional Corporation purchased the business of McGraw Custom Construction, which has been in Sitka for 30 years.
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The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation awarded $225,000 to the Anchorage-based Alaska Conservation Foundation. But the money will be spent in Sitka, Kake, Hoonah, Hydaburg and Wrangell.
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Under a deal signed Tuesday, the state’s Division of Libraries, Archives and Museums will take control of thousands of pieces of material once belonging to Sheldon Jackson College – everything from historic documents to a mammoth tusk presented to the college as a gift.
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Crews continued working today to clean up the aftermath of a water valve that burst on Monday. Officials say the accident wasn’t caused by Sitka’s unusually cold weather, but it wasn’t helped by it either.
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