The Sitka Assembly approved a new airport lease between the city and the state last night (2-27-23), clearing the way for the airport expansion project, which kicked off this week.
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Cruise ship tender fees may go up this summer. When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight, it will consider raising both tender and security fees by ten percent for the next three years.
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A first attempt to regulate cruise traffic in Sitka failed to get traction at the assembly table this week. A proposed ordinance creating a permitting process for commercial buses was voted down on first reading, after some worried the measure might harm Sitka’s long-standing tour businesses.
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The city may be adding at least 11 full-time staff positions this year. At a special meeting on February 8, the assembly reviewed budget proposals from city departments, which, in addition to more staffing, include everything from a request for body cameras for Sitka’s police to new deicing equipment for local roads.
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A small rock slide occurred on Sawmill Creek Road early Monday morning (2-12-24), damaging the concrete partition between the hillside and the highway, and temporarily closing the road.
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How’s the city doing? Municipal Administrator John Leach addressed the Sitka Chamber of Commerce last week with his answers in his annual ‘State of the City’ presentation.
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The Forest Service shut off the well at Starrigavan Recreation Area last week after users reported changes to the water.
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At a special meeting on January 25, the Sitka School Board made its official offer to hire Dr. Deidre Jenson as the next superintendent for the district.
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At its regular meeting this week (1-23-24), the Sitka Assembly appointed local pastor Ryan Gluth to fill a vacancy on the city’s tourism task force, after considering two applications for the position.
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With two record breaking summer cruise seasons under the city’s belt and a third on the way, Sitkas are reflecting on how the community is responding to growth in the tourism sector. Now, the Sitka Assembly is asking whether it should change the scope of its visitor services program to focus on something other than bringing more visitors to town.
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