Katherine Rose, Author at KCAW

Assembly forges on with FY2020 budget

At the regular meeting of the Sitka Assembly Tuesday (5/28/19), assembly members narrowly passed all of next year’s department budgets on first reading, took a step toward changing how city property sales proceeds are disbursed, and changed the minimum lot sizes for residential properties.

Sitka pharmacy signs contract with SEARHC long-term care

A local pharmacy business and the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium have reached an agreement: White’s Inc. will provide pharmacy services at Sitka’s long-term care facility.

SEARHC mails offers to SCH employees

Sitka Community Hospital employees began receiving offer letters from the Southeast Alaska Health Consortium over the weekend, preempting the hospital sale transition that’s set to take place this summer.

Assembly approves $25,000 for Sitka bus service

The Sitka Assembly contributed funding to public transportation, but otherwise conducted little public business at a special budget meeting on Wednesday (5/22/19).

Job vacancies on rise after top staffers quit city hall

Two senior staffers have left city hall in Sitka, one after just three months in his position.

Sitka assembly member settles debt dispute out of court

A lawsuit involving a Sitka Assembly member and an assembly member’s husband settled outside of court over the weekend (5/20/19).

‘Ovation’ the first ‘neopanamax’ mega-ship to visit Sitka

The biggest cruise ship to ever visit Alaska made its inaugural visit to Sitka Friday. About 15 Sitkans took a tour of the ship which can hold over 6000 people, passengers and crew combined.

Assembly calls for cuts to city travel, electric fund

After considering cuts from one department and increasing rates for another, the Sitka Assembly is closer to passing next year’s city budget, but the process that has spanned months isn’t finished yet.

May 14, 2019: What’s happening at tonight’s Assembly meeting?

The end of municipal budget season is near, and after several special budget meetings in April, the Sitka Assembly is reviewing next year’s municipal budget at their regular meeting this Tuesday (5/14/19).

Sitka’s downtown post office closes in contract dispute

Sitkans running errands this morning (Monday 5-13-19) were surprised to find brown paper covering the windows of the downtown branch of the United States Post Office. After over two decades of running the branch, the owner of the substation decided to close down rather than agree to what he believes is a bad contract with the Postal Service.