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Assembly approves $4M USDA loan for Green Lake Dam repairs

Assembly approves $4M USDA loan for Green Lake Dam repairs

by Katherine Rose | Feb 17, 2023 | ,

Sitka is facing another hydro project that’s likely to cost more than expected. The Green Lake Dam is nearing its 40th birthday and in need of major repairs. However, not only has borrowing the money to make those repairs become more expensive, the repairs themselves will only grow more costly the longer the city delays taking action.KCAW’s Katherine Rose reports on how the Sitka Assembly tackled the situation at its regular meeting on Tuesday. Read More
Assembly greenlights $25,000 to support trollers’ legal fight

Assembly greenlights $25,000 to support trollers’ legal fight

by Katherine Rose | Jan 27, 2023 | ,

The Sitka Assembly is moving forward with plans to donate $25,000 to the Alaska Trollers Association (ATA), to support the organization’s ongoing legal fight against a Washington environmental group that hopes to shut down commercial fishing for king salmon in Southeast Alaska. And other organizations and locals are piling on, in anticipation of a lengthy – and costly –  appeals process. Read More
Sitka Assembly considers funding for trollers’ ongoing legal battle

Sitka Assembly considers funding for trollers’ ongoing legal battle

by Katherine Rose | Jan 12, 2023 | ,

Trollers turned out at the Sitka Assembly meeting last night (1-10-23) to voice concerns about a court case that could shut down commercial salmon trolling in Southeast Alaska. The lawsuit is about Washington killer whales and Alaskan king salmon. Fishermen and representatives from the Alaska Trollers Association (ATA) asked the local assembly to consider contributing $25,000 to their legal defense fund. Read More
January 10, 2023: What’s on the agenda at the Sitka Assembly meeting?

January 10, 2023: What’s on the agenda at the Sitka Assembly meeting?

by Katherine Rose | Jan 9, 2023 | ,

Fishermen fighting a court case that threatens to shut down commercial salmon trolling in Southeast Alaska are asking for help from the Sitka Assembly. When the assembly meets tonight (1-10-23), it will consider whether to donate $25,000 to the Alaska Trollers Association legal defense fund. The ATA is a defendant and intervener in a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) brought by the Wild Fish Conservancy in the spring of 2020.  Read More
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