Sitka schools were closed Monday following heavy snowfall over the weekend. It’s the first time in nearly a decade that the district closed due to inclement weather, according to school officials.
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Rates for most city utilities this year are likely to increase, with one exception. At a special budget meeting on Feb. 27, the Sitka Assembly reviewed the city’s electric, water, wastewater, solid waste and harbor funds.
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The number of public records requests for the City and Borough of Sitka has quadrupled in the past decade, and staff are calling for more support with that process.
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Sitka’s police force may finally be equipped with body cameras soon. On Tuesday, the Sitka Assembly approved funding for the program.
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Sitka’s cruise bus stop is staying put, at least for now. When the Sitka Assembly met Tuesday, it upheld a permit denial for a new bus depot in downtown Sitka.
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At its meeting tonight (2-24-26), the Sitka Assembly will convene as the Board of Adjustment, a quasi-judicial body, to consider an appeal for a conditional use permit to operate a bus depot in downtown Sitka.
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The deadline to comment on the U.S. Interior Department’s review of federal subsistence management has been extended to the end of March. Hundreds of Alaskans have submitted comments so far on the proposed changes, and the City of Sitka and residents of rural communities throughout Southeast Alaska are no exception.
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Osprey Street and Sitka High School: those are the top two areas for housing development identified in the first phase of the Sitka Land Suitability and Feasibility Study.
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A good Samaritan vessel rescued a man from the water Sunday (2-8-26) after he jumped from the O’Connell Bridge.
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A load of young-growth lumber harvested from the Tongass National Forest boarded the Kennicott ferry from Petersburg to Sitka late last month. Its final destination? An outdoor learning shelter being constructed behind Pacific High School.
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