Sitka’s disaster response bills approach half-million mark

Sitka has spent almost a half-million dollars since August on emergency cleanup, and is counting on having most of that reimbursed by the state.
City administrative officer Jay Sweeney gave the assembly a rundown of emergency expenses, in the wake of back-to-back disasters last month.
The grand total so far is $459,000, itemized as follows:
The Jarvis St. diesel spill: $71,500.The Kramer Avenue landslide: $314,000.The Sawmill Creek Road landslide: $37,000.All other slides and floods on August 18