After the deadly landslides in 2015 killed three people, the assembly commissioned landslide mapping to assess risk throughout Sitka and adopted a new section of city code that restricted development in areas with “moderate” or “high” landslide risk.
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Federal funding for public media is irreplaceable
The Senate has voted to rescind funding for public media. The bill now moves back the House for one final vote today. This is the very last chance to save this vital funding.
Sitka enacts its first mask mandate
The Sitka Assembly previously considered a mask mandate back in July of 2020. Though it was a resolution with no enforcement arm, it still didn’t pass. This time around, things were different.
Federal funding for public media is irreplaceable
The Senate has voted to rescind funding for public media. The bill now moves back the House for one final vote today. This is the very last chance to save this vital funding.
Sitka’s water export dreams face skepticism at Assembly table
For more than two decades, companies have hoped to export Sitka’s water and market it globally. None of those efforts have come to fruition.
Federal funding for public media is irreplaceable
The Senate has voted to rescind funding for public media. The bill now moves back the House for one final vote today. This is the very last chance to save this vital funding.
Sitka’s Baranov statue will come down, but it’s not going far
For more than 30 years, a bronze statue of Russian colonial administrator Alexander Baranov has stood in front of one of Sitka’s most prominent government buildings. But not for much longer.
Federal funding for public media is irreplaceable
The Senate has voted to rescind funding for public media. The bill now moves back the House for one final vote today. This is the very last chance to save this vital funding.