State cuts could close one Sitka harbor

Sitka will have to close one of its five boat harbors if a state matching-grant program is eliminated.
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A summer sunset colors the waters of Sitka’s Crescent Harbor in 2014. Municipal officials want to improve three harbors using a state grant program that may be at risk. (Shaleece Haas/KCAW)
The 10-year-old program funds half the cost of local harbor replacement or repair.
Sitka Municipal Administrator Mark Gorman says it’s among state programs that could be reduced or