Sitka aims to impose sales tax hike to put more kids in daycare

Sitka aims to impose sales tax hike to put more kids in daycare

To expand the number of young children and toddlers who spend time in professional day care centers, the Sitka Assembly is proposing a summer sales tax hike that would raise nearly $1.2 million annually. The proposal, sponsored by Mayor Kevin Mosher and Assembly members Katie Riley and Thor Christianson, would raise the seasonal sales tax from 6% to 6.5% from April 1 to September 30. The winter rate of 5% from October through March would stay th…