Kevin Mosher
Assembly Member · Sitka Assembly
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City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska
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Sitka Assembly takes final vote Tuesday on a child care sales tax ballot question
Sitka's Assembly takes its final vote Tuesday on asking voters for a half-point summer sales tax bump for child care. That's a nickel on a $10 purchase.
Sitka hires Gerrie Cotter as municipal administrator at $200,000 a year
Sitka hired Gerrie Cotter, a township administrator, as city administrator at $200,000 a year. Her stated reason for leaving: more natural beauty.
Sitka planners recommend banning data centers in every zone, not by permit
Sitka's planners want data centers banned in every zone, not allowed by permit. Most people who testified agreed. Now it's up to the Assembly.
Sitka Assembly weighs asking voters for a summer sales tax bump to fund child care
Sitka may ask summer shoppers to chip in a nickel per $10 for child care, with voters deciding in February whether to raise the summer sales tax to 6.5%.
Sitka voters choose a mayor and decide when citizen petitions reach the ballot
Sitka voters choose a mayor and two Assembly members Tuesday, and decide whether to end automatic special elections for citizen petitions, which cost the city $18,250 in May.
Senators question Golden Dome's $185 billion price as budget office puts full shield at $1.2 trillion
A Congressional Budget Office estimate puts a Trump missile defense system at $1.2 trillion over 20 years, six times the Pentagon's $185 billion target.
Sitka would make second houses easier to build in some zones and ban them in others
Sitka wants second small houses easier to build in some neighborhoods and off limits in others. Shotgun Alley asked for one and was told to wait.
Sitka Assembly favors a half-point summer sales tax for child care, with no vote taken
Sitka's Assembly favored a half-point summer sales tax for child care on Sept. 8.. Staff estimate it would raise about $1.19 million a year against a $1 million package.
Sitka's Assembly takes up how to pay for child care
Sitka's Assembly takes up a possible child care funding source Tuesday. A survey found most parents struggle to find care and employers are feeling it too.
Sitka Assembly schedules child care work session for July 21
Sitka Assembly meets July 21 to tackle child care shortages that parents say are expensive and understaffed, and that hurt nearly two-thirds of local employers.
Sitka Deputy Mayor Pike to resign; Assembly to fill vacant seat
Sitka Deputy Mayor Timothy Pike resigns effective June 23, 2026. Assembly votes May 26 on how to fill the seat and adopts three budget ordinances for fiscal year 2027. Meeting starts 6 p.m. at Assembly Chambers, 330 Harbor Drive.
