Sitkans may consider two new tax proposals in this fall’s municipal election-- a tax on motor fuels, and a marijuana retail tax. When the Sitka Assembly meets on Tuesday night/tonight (6-22-21)-- it will consider the proposals on first reading. If approved, both could end up on the ballot in October.
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Alaska began offering COVID-19 vaccinations this month to out-of-state travelers at airports, and continues to focus heavily on getting shots in arms of unvaccinated residents. But one state-run program that hasn’t gotten a lot of attention lately has been COVID screening. The tests are still available, they’re still free at most airports in the state. But very few travelers are getting a swab.
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An estimated 11,000 gallons of sewage spilled onto the beach and into the Sitka Channel when the aging Brady Lift Station developed a leak in April.
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When a child receives their first library card, they often learn two things. First--the card is a window to the rest of the world, to endless knowledge and adventure found in the pages of books. The second? If you return those books late, you’ll be charged a fee. That’s no longer the case at the Sitka Public Library.
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When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (6-8-21) it will consider a proposal to change the library users policy, eliminating late fines.
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Three more people tested positive for the coronavirus last week, keeping Sitka’s COVID alert level at moderate.
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Communities across the United States where residential schools were once located are reckoning with their own history this week, following the discovery of a mass burial site at a former residential school for Indigenous children in Canada. At 7 p.m. on Sunday (6-6-21), Sitkans will gather for a candlelight vigil to remember the 215 children and acknowledge local history on the Sheldon Jackson campus.
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Sitka’s childcare system was already in crisis, long before the pandemic hit and radically shifted everything. Now, as Alaska’s vaccination rates improve and more parents go back to work, they may not have a place to send their children.
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Sitka saw a small uptick in coronavirus cases last week, and the city’s COVID alert level remains “moderate.”
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After a process that spanned months, the Sitka Assembly set its final budget for next year. When the group met on Tuesday (5-25-21), it approved a general fund budget of just over $29 million dollars for fiscal year ‘22.
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