SITKA — Sitka officials are working on public safety issues after finding one area of the city is at risk for a landslide.
The Daily Sitka Sentinel reports that a Seattle-based geotechnical consulting firm released a report Monday that some areas of Sitka, including an elementary school, may contain landslide hazard zones.
City staff has asked the firm, Shannon & Wilson, for a proposal for a more detailed study of the areas as well as the area above Sitka High School, including possible mitigation steps.
Last year Sitka suffered a massive landslide that left three people dead and caused hundreds of thousands of dollars of property damage.
