Stedman: Edgecumbe pool to open January 15
Sen. Bert Stedman has two Sitka projects on his mind, heading into the next legislative session -- both have been funded in previous legislatures, but neither is officially completed.
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Kreiss-Tomkins: Governor faces ‘an impossible math problem’
"They're in an impossible math problem given everything the governor elect has promised on the campaign trail, so something is going to give. My concern is if they disproportionately affect coastal Alaska," said Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins in an interview with KCAW.
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Assembly debates how to pay for roads
Sitka has to figure out how to pay for its roads - and soon. That was the message delivered to the Sitka Assembly on Tuesday night. Assembly members discussed a wide range of potential strategies, all aimed at keeping the city from going back to gravel.
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Blue Lake loan authorization in limbo
As state lawmakers extended their session past its Sunday deadline, one issue of particular importance to Sitka remained in limbo: a loan to complete the Blue Lake dam expansion.
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Legislature to decide fate of Blue Lake loan
Sitka’s last chance to avoid another electric rate hike is in the hands of the Alaska House of Representatives this weekend. The city wants access to a low-cost loan to finance the final portion of the Blue Lake hydroelectric project. But first it needs the approval of the state legislature.
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