Ordinarily a quiet, clear stream, Sitka's Indian River became a frothy mocha after an all-day downpour dumped almost 3-and-a-half inches of rain in 12 hours. The river crested its banks around mid-day, putting one bridge in the Sitka National Historical Park completely under water.
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Sitka’s tap water smells bad at times, and it turns yellow at others -- but it’s safe to drink. And it’s also temporary. In about 40 days, the community should be back on its primary water source at Blue Lake. Sitka’s environmental superintendent, in the meantime, has been assuring residents that they are not imagining things. Sitka’s water has a stronger odor than usual -- but it's safe.
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Sitka's environmental superintendent Mark Buggins says Sitka's water smells more strongly of chlorine -- because there's more chlorine in it. The temporary filtration plant at Indian River has much different disinfection requirements than Blue Lake, including higher chlorine. Disinfection standards are higher now than when the Indian River was last used as Sitka's water supply in 1984. The city should go back on Blue Lake water in mid-October.
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Randy Hughey and Michael LaGuire are board members with the Sitka Community Development Corporation, which has established a community land trust. The first property in the trust will be available for sale sometime next year. Anyone interested in applying must first take a free Home Choice class from the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, Sep 10 & 11, 6-10 PM. To register visit the AHFC online, or call 1-800-459-2921
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Assembly candidate Richard “Dick” Parmelee notified Sitka’s municipal clerk Thursday (9-4-14) afternoon that he is withdrawing from this October’s election. However, since voting is less than 60 days away, Parmelee’s name will still appear on ballots, which are already being printed.
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Raven Radio's Raffle is going on now for two Alaska Airlines tickets. The tickets are good for travel to any destination Alaska Airlines flies to with no blackout dates. Tickets are $10 each and available weekdays at the station. The drawing will be held Tuesday, October 21. All proceeds benefit Raven Radio. Thank you to Alaska Airlines for making this possible.
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Mim McConnell served on the Sitka Assembly for three years before she ran for mayor the first time. Now, she’s hoping to serve a second term in the mayor’s seat. McConnell now says it’s about getting it right, and finishing what she started.
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It’s got a Vietnam vet with a big heart and anger management problems, a small-town newspaper reporter, and a hippie radio station. Throw in some meth-fuelled wildlife crime and a few cruise ships and you have the makings of an adventure mystery set in Southeast Alaska.
Utility director Chris Brewton and Blue Lake expansion project manager Dean Orbison discuss the status of Sitka's current generation outage, as a penstock is installed at the new Blue Lake powerhouse. While Blue Lake hydro is down, the city is running on Green Lake hydro, plus a new Solar Titan diesel turbine -- one of the first permanent installations of this unit in Alaska.
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