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Special election would ask Sitkans to consider sales tax increase
Children at the Betty Eliason Childcare Center in the spring of 2021 (KCAW/Rose)
The Sitka Assembly voted Tuesday night (10-27-26) to hold a special election in the new year. If the initiative is approved on second reading, Sitka voters will weigh in on a seasonal sales tax increase to fund a local childcare initiative.
While assembly members agree the funding mechanism isn’t ideal, they say asking voters whether or not they support it is a step in the right direction.
Childcare access in Sitka has been named a top priority by the city. According to a 30-page study commissioned earlier this…
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