Author: Ed Ronco

Scott McAdams says he supports the selection of sacred sites proposed under the Sealaska lands bill. Except for that assertion, Sitka’s mayor and the Democratic nominee for US Senate is still keeping the controversial legislation at arm’s length. McAdams appeared Tuesday on the Alaska Public Radio Network’s “Talk of Alaska” with Steve Heimel, who also asked the senate candidate about his role in the collapse of a proposed deal to rescue Sheldon Jackson College.

A Wrangell man is safe after his fishing vessel sank in Sitka Sound early Tuesday morning (9-21-10). The 44-foot Zimovia sank off of Kulichkof Rock, six nautical miles south of Sitka shortly after midnight.

Sitka voters will face three questions on the future of the Hames Athletic and Wellness Center on the October 5th municipal ballot. KCAW’s Ed Ronco hosted a live forum Tuesday night on Raven Radio with members of the Hames Task Force.

Also discussed at last night’s forum was an advisory question about $50 million dollars in bonds for the expansion of the Blue Lake hydroelectric project.

Propositions 3 and 4 on the ballot are for bonds to perform major maintenance at Blatchley Middle School. School officials say Prop 3 deals with the bare essentials that must be completed and Prop 4 deals with additional repairs that would improve the learning environment at Blatchley. Prop 5 will extend Sitka’s 1 percent seasonal sales tax to pay for repairs to Pacific High School.

With Sitka’s October municipal election just two weeks away, Raven Radio is hosting forums to discuss the various issues and candidates on the ballot. Monday (9/20) night's forum included a discussion on Sitka’s smoking ordinance.