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June 24, 2025: What's on the Sitka Assembly's agenda tonight?

June 24, 2025: What's on the Sitka Assembly's agenda tonight?

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Sitka administrator John Leach asked the assembly last year to bring in Rob Allen, with Cape Decision Consulting, to review the city’s organizational structure. Allen concluded that it was unsustainable for all fourteen department heads to report to the administrator. The proposed solution follows Juneau’s lead, and shifts some of that load to a new position: a deputy administrator. While the administrator would still oversee the big departments…Read Article

Summer camp programs for the curious and bold at SSSC

Summer camp programs for the curious and bold at SSSC

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Engineering, snorkeling, kayaking and many other opportunities are available for participants of all ages in the Sitka Sound Science Center's Summer Camp program.Read Article

Pickup truck destroyed in early morning blaze

Pickup truck destroyed in early morning blaze

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A pickup truck caught fire and burned in the 1300 block of Halibut Point Road early Monday morning, in front of the Sitka Community Land Trust cottage neighborhood. The Sitka Fire Department received the call just before 2 a.m. Deputy chief David Johnson says four firefighters responded, and extinguished the blaze in under 15 minutes. The loud explosions reported by neighbors on social media were not from the truck itself, but from the tires. Jo…Read Article

Gold Discovery Deepens: Sitka Strikes 65m of 2.00 g/t Gold, Adds Fourth Drill Rig at RC Gold Project

New drill results extend gold mineralization to 1km depth at RC Gold. Fourth rig mobilized to Rhosgobel target, visible gold discovered at Saddle zone. See full details.Gold · Yukon See the Story

An iconic portrait exhibit opens in an iconic Sitka bar

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Steve Lawrie established his reputation as a large-canvas portrait artist. But This Thing We Call the Ocean is an homage to fishing, and to the people who thrive in Sitka’s maritime culture. “Some of those people unload the boats, some of those people catch the fish, some of those people repair the boats,” says Lawrie. “There are paintings of boats at sea with usually gnarly-looking water, you know, because half the time it is.” Sitka artist Ste…Sitka · Sitka Read Article

Research vessel visits Sitka to snag samples of ocean floor

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Photo: RV Sikuliaq in Resurrection Bay by Seth Danielson (Provided) Sitka boaters saw an unusual vessel in Nakwasina Sound over the weekend. The big blue-and-white boat is a research vessel, the RV Sikuliaq. It’s owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. The Sikuliaq is part of the federal academic research fleet and is used by a wide variety of scientist…Sitka · Sitka Read Article

As Southeast Alaska's economy grows, so does the struggle to find housing

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Co-owners of Sitka Construction Solutions, Derek James and Kris Karsunky, stand in front of the four 450-square foot houses that they built for the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe in 2021. Efforts to stimulate housing growth in Southeast Alaska in recent years have had mixed results. For example, tiny homes have not really caught on, despite policy changes to allow them, while the Sitka Community Land Trust has been a major success. Learn more about past …Housing · Sitka Read Article

US flag in Sitka flown again in 'distress' position at federal property

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In Sitka at the local US Forest Service office, the US flag was flown in the upside-down “distress” position on Monday, in violation of the US Flag Code. The building, on Halibut Point Road, houses administrative offices of the Tongass National Forest and the Sitka Ranger District. That Forest Service office isn’t the first federal […] The post US flag in Sitka flown again in ‘distress’ position at federal property appeared first on Must Read Al…Property · Sitka Read Article

Experts look for community input on Sitka's 'brownfields'

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Sawmill Cove, the site of the former Alaska Pulp Corporation mill, is a classic “brownfield.” Significant investment and cleanup has allowed the community to redevelop the area for fish processing and boat maintenance. (GPIP photo) The Sitka Tribe of Alaska is holding a community visioning session for some site decontamination work. The STA’s Natural Resource specialist Callie Simmons and ANTHC’s (Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium) Contamin…Sitka · Sitka Read Article

City may invest additional $715K in haulout ahead of opening

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Photo KCAW/Woolsey Sitka’s new boatyard is getting another wave of funding. Tuesday night (6-10-25) the Sitka Assembly approved a $715,000 appropriation that is expected to wrap up the first phase of construction for the city-owned haulout. In 2022, 80 percent of Sitka voters approved an initiative to build a marine haulout using over $8 million dollars from the sale of the Sitka Community Hospital building. While that was several million shy of…Sitka · Sitka Read Article

June 10, 2025: What's on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?

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The marine haulout at the Gary Paxton Industrial Park has already hauled at least one boat in a practice run, but it still needs some more components before it can open for public use.When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (6-10-25), it will consider whether to put another $715,000 toward the first phase of haulout construction, which would include over $200,000 to fund a heated washdown pad for the facility. That means it could be used year-roun…Sitka · Sitka Read Article

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