Tag: budget gap

Increase in Sitka tax cap passes; electric rates next

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Feb 16, 2017 | Local News, Syndicated

The taxable limit for retail sales in Sitka will be going up this fall -- and a hike in electric rates could come much sooner. The Sitka assembly advanced both measures to close the city’s budget gap. Read More

Sitka’s budget hinges on Electric Fund

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Nov 23, 2016 | Local News, Syndicated

Sitka's deficit this year is significant - $4 million dollar - and a big portion of that is within the Electric Fund. But rather than bolster the Electric Fund with money from other places, the Sitka Assembly has begun to consider what it would mean for the fund to stand on its own. Read More