Emily Kwong, KCAW, Author at KCAW

Leak shuts down Green Lake power plant

For the second time in the past year, the city shut down Sitka’s Green Lake power plant. Electric department staff discovered a leak in a 40-year-old electrical conduit.

Sitka considers code changes in landslide zones

The state is currently mapping the potential risk for landslides in Sitka. Whether the Sitka Assembly adopts the maps or not, city staff wanted to be prepared for how the information could affect property development.

Sitka budget passes, administrator Mark Gorman bids farewell

During their regular meeting on Tuesday night (06-13-17), the Sitka Assembly bid farewell to city...

June 13, 2017: Tonight’s Assembly meeting

Tonight (06-13-17), the Sitka Assembly will make a final vote on the budget for the year, review a critical areas ordinance, and bid farewell to City Administrator Mark Gorman.

PSP shellfish advisory for Starrigavan Beach

On Monday (6-5-17), the Sitka Tribe of Alaska's Environmental Research Lab (STAERL) announced they had found elevated levels of toxins at Starrigavan Beach in Sitka. Do not harvest shellfish until further notice.

Crews in place to raise the ‘Powhatan’ on Thursday

A sunken Sitka tugboat will be raised to the surface on Thursday, June 8th, by a salvage barge. The Powhatan, a decommissioned tugboat, sank at its dock on April 19 in Starrigavan Bay.

SEARHC unveils merger plan, offers $6.5 million for Sitka hospital

The Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium will make its pitch to the Sitka Assembly tonight to buy the city-owned hospital. See full details here.

Homeowners appeal new flood map lines

Sitka is revising its flood insurance maps. With the appeal period for homeowners and lessees about to close, both the city and a handful of citizens are contesting newly drawn flood lines.

With tug still underwater, Samson develops salvage plan

A Sitka tugboat that sank dock four weeks ago remains underwater at Starrigavan Bay. Samson Tug & Barge has developed a plan for salvage and pollution mitigation.

Bears, budgets, and boat rates come before Sitka Assembly

The Sitka Assembly covered a lot of ground Tuesday night, approving the FY18 budget on first reading, expanding the search for an interim administrator, and awarding Fortress of the Bear a 99-year lease extension.