Sitkans will vote on economic study requirement for citizen initiatives

Sitkans will vote on economic study requirement for citizen initiatives

A ballot proposition that would require economic impact studies for future citizen initiatives will go before Sitka voters in the municipal election this fall.  On Monday, Municipal Clerk Sara Peterson announced that the initiative’s sponsors had gathered enough signatures for their proposal to be included on the ballot. 368 valid signatures were required and 418 were submitted. If approved by the Sitka voters, the economic impact studies must b…