July 25, 2023: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?
The final plan for Sitka’s long-awaited marine haulout will come before the Sitka Assembly tonight (7-25-23) for approval.
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Industrial Park board discusses design specs for new haulout facility
Are we gonna need a bigger pier? That was one question presented to the Gary Paxton Industrial Park board of directors last week (1-12-23), as it discussed how to get Sitka’s highly anticipated marine haulout project off the ground.
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Haulout ballot prop will go to voters this fall
Voters will now decide whether to fund a marine haulout using money from the sale of Sitka Community Hospital. When the Sitka Assembly met last night (7-26-22), it approved a ballot proposition asking voters to tap the city’s permanent fund to cover the costs of the project.
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Voters could weigh in on haulout ballot prop this fall
The future of the marine services industry in Sitka could be decided by voters this fall. The Sitka Assembly Tuesday night (7-12-22) approved on first reading a ballot question asking residents to spend the proceeds from the recent sale of the community hospital to build a new marine haulout at the city’s industrial park.
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Assembly considers options to fund heavy lift of marine haulout construction
Plans for a new marine haul out in Sitka are high and dry, after the Sitka Assembly on Tuesday did not reach a consensus on where to go next to look for funding for the project. Some members contemplated putting a tax on the October ballot and building the haulout with public funds, and some still hoped for some combination of grant funding and private capital.
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