Sitkans to vote on cruise limits in special election
Enough signatures have been gathered to put a cruise limit ballot out to Sitka voters in a special election this spring.Read More
Tag: Cruise Tourism
Safeguard Sitka to hold community forum
Local advocacy group Safeguard Sitka is hosting a community town hall for Sitkans to learn more about cruise tourism in Sitka. The group has advocated for tourism growth in Sitka and against a ballot proposition to limit cruise tourism.
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Sitka at a ‘tipping point’ as residents grapple with impact of tourism
Sitka’s summer tourism season is in full swing with numbers expected to be close to last year’s record-breaking 585,000 cruise visitors. On a handful of days the number of visitors will exceed Sitka’s own population of about 8000. On a busy day in June, the scale of the phenomenon was on full display. Lincoln Street was closed, people streamed up and down the steps of St. Michael’s Cathedral, buses rumbled in and out of the parking lot at Harrigan Centennial Hall.
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Administrator John Leach previews tonight’s joint Assembly, Tourism Task Force meeting on Sitka’s tourism response
Municipal administrator John Leach joins us to discuss tonight's joint meeting of the Sitka Assembly and the Sitka Tourism Task Force (6 p.m. Thursday, May 16, Harrigan Centennial Hall main auditorium), which has prepared a list of 32 recommendations on managing the community's rapid growth in cruise tourism.
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With an unexpected ship, Thursday May 2 will be Sitka’s biggest day of the summer cruise season
Thursday (5-2-24) will be the biggest day of the 2024 cruise season in Sitka. The unscheduled arrival of a third ship will put the projected passenger count at 9,300. Disembarking crew members could push the total number of visitors into five figures. During a joint meeting of the Sitka Tribal Council and Sitka Assembly Tuesday evening (4-30-24), Mayor Steven Eisenbeisz said the big day was not part of the city's game plan.
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