Author: Katherine Rose

Sitkans file new petition to vote on cruise limits

Last fall, a group of Sitkans tried twice to get an ordinance to limit cruise traffic to 240,000 visitors annually before voters. Both failed to make it beyond the city’s legal review process. Since then the group has organized into a nonprofit, Small Town SOUL. On June 18, they submitted their third petition with a higher cruise visitor limit –300,000 passengers annually, with a daily limit of 4500 passengers, starting in the 2025 cruise season.

Sunken vessel in Sitka reveals surprising history

A mariner accidentally discovered a sunken boat in Sitka earlier this week when he dropped anchor on the wreckage. As the Coast Guard discovered when looking into the Dragon Lady, the boat has a long history that took it from battle in the North Pacific to pleasure cruising around Southeast.

Assembly will meet to determine next steps in city attorney hire

The Sitka Assembly will hold a special meeting tonight (6-12-24) to determine its next steps as it searches for a new municipal attorney.

June 11, 2024: Here’s what’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight

The Sitka Assembly has a short agenda for its regular meeting tonight (6-11-24). The only item of unfinished business in front of them is whether to approve a change to city code that would allow multiple structures on a single property to share water service.

Three garbage-guarding bears killed in Sitka after close encounter

Wildlife troopers in Sitka shot and killed three brown bears that entered a garage last Friday (5-7-24) in the Jamestown Drive Area.

Assembly backs policy to limit halibut bycatch in Bering Sea

The Sitka Assembly is backing a change to fisheries policy that would limit halibut bycatch in the Bering Sea. The move comes after a policy change last year at the national level led to a lawsuit filed against the National Marine Fishery Service.

Sitka Coast Guard helicopter pilot to make Jeopardy! debut Monday

A Coast Guard helicopter pilot from Air Station Sitka will try his hand at Jeopardy! for the first time next week. What is an exciting moment for Sitka trivia lovers?

Assembly approves tourism task force recommendations

After a year of work, Sitka’s tourism task force unveiled its recommendations for the assembly– 32 of them to be exact. The Sitka Assembly accepted the recommendations at a special meeting on Thursday (5-16-24).

Finalist for Sitka’s municipal attorney job pulls out of running

The sole finalist for the Sitka’s municipal attorney position has pulled out of the running.

Assembly approves FY25 budget on first reading

The city’s months-long budget process is nearly finished. When the Sitka Assembly met last night (5-14-24), it approved the general fund and enterprise fund budgets for next fiscal year, on first reading.

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