The Sitka Tribe of Alaska Tribal Council and the Sitka Assembly met for their semi-annual government to government meeting Thursday (9/27/19) night at the Channel Club restaurant.
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Days before Sitkans cast their ballots, candidates for the Sitka Assembly were put in the hot seat one final time at this week’s Sitka Chamber of Commerce forum (9-25-19).
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On Thursday (9/26/19), Raven News hosted its third candidate forum of the season. Two candidates for Sitka School Board, Cass Pook and Paul Rioux, joined News Director Robert Woolsey in Raven Radio’s studio.
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The City of Sitka is trying to figure out a way to manage itself with no manager at the helm, and at least five other senior staff jobs vacant. The Sitka Assembly heard a request from the interim city administration to form a “transition team” to keep the government moving.
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Candidates for Sitka’s municipal election met during an hour-and-a-half forum on Monday night (09-23-19) at Harrigan Centennial Hall to answer citizens’ questions.
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A landslide on Green Lake Road caused a city-wide power outage Friday afternoon (9/20/19) in Sitka. The power outage occurred shortly before 1 p.m., and lasted about 20 minutes.
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Sitkans began experiencing power outages across the city just before 1 p.m. Friday (9/20/19). KCAW spoke to staff at Blue Lake Powerhouse, who are working to address the problem.
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In the wake of a $25 million-dollar cut this year by the Dunleavy administration, and another $45 million anticipated in future years, the University of Alaska is considering some campus consolidation.
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The Sitka Assembly on Thursday (9-12-19) interviewed the first of two finalists vying for the city’s top management position. John Leach is an aeronautical engineer and commander in the US Coast Guard, stationed in Washington D.C. He said his connection to Sitka is a driving factor in his decision to apply, but he also said that -- if hired -- he won’t be able to start for another five to seven months.
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The Sitka Assembly “position” subcommittee met Monday (9/16/19) and members Steven Eisenbeisz and Richard Wein considered six vacant, or soon to be vacant, jobs -- three of them department head positions.
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