The new rules require owners to live on the property for at least six months a year.
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UAS to get $2.3M in federal funds to expand mariculture program
The White House recently announced $49 million dollars in funding for further development of Alaska’s mariculture industry.
Sitka may be close to enacting new restrictions on short-term rentals
Under the proposed rules, a property would only be eligible for use as a short-term rental if it’s the applicant’s primary residence.
New dashboard warns Sitkans of landslide risk
A landslide warning system developed in Sitka is now available to the public as an online dashboard.
After an eye-opening supply-run, a former Sitkan fundraises for friends in Ukraine
When a former Sitka music teacher finally made it to Kyiv, he realized that the suitcase of medical supplies he’d brought wasn’t enough.
Court ruling on endangered killer whales could force a rewrite of federal fisheries policy
A federal judge ruled that the federal government violated the Endangered Species Act when it published research on the Southeast king harvest that failed to address its impact on killer whales in Puget Sound.