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Washington, DC (KINY) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured investments for Alaska in the Energy and Water; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD); and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) Appropriations Act of 2024, which were approved by the committee will now advance to the full Senate for consideration.
Planners Give Nod to Land Trust Concept Hits: 156
Sentinel Staff Writer
The Sitka Planning Commission on Wednesday voted to “support the efforts” to transfer more former city shops property to the Sitka Community Land Trust for more housing.
The vote was 3-0 on the motion.
No formal action was taken, but the trust’s co-executive director, Randy Hughey, said the organization would appreciate an expression of support for the project from the commission, before the request goes to the Assembly.
Six years ago the city granted land at 1306 Halibut Point Road, the former site of the city shops, to the nonprofit SCLT. In 2006 voters approved a proposition to dedicate the surplus city land at 1306, 1410 and 1414 Halibut Point Road to affordable housing.