SEARHC offers $8.25 million for former Sitka Community Hospital properties
If the Assembly votes to sell the former Sitka Community Hospital property to SEARHC, the...
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Sitkans gather to demand the relocation of controversial Baranov Statue
The question of what we choose to honor with statues and memorials in this country has resurfaced in recent months. All over Alaska, people have been arguing for the removal of statues of European colonists because they represent a painful history of colonization for Alaska’s Native communities. And this week, conversation over a controversial memorial reemerged in Sitka.
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A Covid-free Sitka to quarantine incoming seasonal workers
The Sitka Assembly has passed a controversial ordinance that would place tight restrictions on seasonal workers coming to Sitka -- tighter, in fact, than already required under a mandate from the governor. And while most on the assembly believe tough rules are necessary right now, there is concern over whether the city might be overstepping its bounds, and facing a legal challenge from state government.
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Questions emerge following delivery of Sitka’s Roadless resolution
A lengthy delay in delivering Sitka’s official position on the proposed “Roadless Rule” exemption to Congress has left some residents wondering if city hall hoped to downplay the resolution. Recently-released public records indicate that only one member of Alaska’s delegation received the “No Action” resolution following a vote by the Sitka Assembly last fall, and it was delivered with a letter that had not received assembly approval.
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Assembly considers new items in FY21 budget process
The Sitka Assembly is considering recommendations from city staff to raise the salary of the library director, to add an assistant fire chief position, and to not rehire engineering positions in the public works and electric departments.
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