FIFTH OPENING – The Sitka seine boats Hukilau and Rose Lee pump herring aboard this afternoon at the end of Deep Inlet during the fifth opening in the Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery. The opening was being held in two locations beginning at 11 a.m. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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Daily Sitka Sentinel
Work On Slide Halts For Rainy Weekend
By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
With water, electricity and sewer utilities restored to their street, Jacobs Circle residents were allowed to return to their homes Thursday, city staff said.
City Public Information Officer Sara Peterson said she was informed that the foot of Jacobs Circle was cleared of landslide debris Thursday, and with the utilities and emergency vehicle access restored homeowners were moving back in.
City Environmental Superintendent Mark Buggins said the residents are being advised to boil their water, which is being supplied from Halibut Point Road. The regular water supply was from the benchlands water tank, which was drained by the Aug. 18 landslide. That tank will be disinfected and should be back in service within a week, Buggins said.
Rain halted work on clearing the bulk of the Kramer Avenue debris Thursday afternoon, and it is not expected to start again until next week, Peterson said.
“Debris removal operations were suspended due to weather,” Peterson said. “We’ll hold off and reassess next week, and give everyone a break.”
Memorial services are scheduled for tonight and Saturday for the three men who died in the landslide. (See Pages 6 and 7.)
Assistant Fire Chief Al Stevens said Kramer Avenue is open only for access to Jacobs Circle. Kramer Avenue between the slide and its northern end is closed.
“It’s a safe area, but it’s not recommended to be there,” Stevens said.
City Administrator Mark Gorman said 250 truckloads of debris was removed Thursday. At least another week’s work will be required, but he said with the recovery of the bodies and power and water restored to Jacobs Circle, it’s time to reassess.
“What we have now is the emergency phase is over,” he said.
The city now needs to make sure it is following the procurement procedures necessary for receiving disaster funding from the state, he said.
“We need to take a pause to make sure we’re doing it efficiently and effectively, and that we’re following the state guidelines on how to respond, so we are compensated by the state,” Gorman said.
The Assembly held an emergency meeting last Friday to declare a “disaster emergency,” and is waiting to hear back from the governor’s office on state assistance.
A team of state officials is scheduled to be in Sitka next week to discuss reconstruction and reimbursement procedures.
Jeremy Zidek, public information officer for the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, said several types of help are available if the governor declares a disaster. Public assistance covers damage to public infrastructure, including roads and buildings, and debris cleanup.
The state may also pay for up to 18 months of temporary housing for residents whose homes are destroyed, and for property damage, funeral expenses and medical or dental expenses as a result of the disaster, Zidec said.
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March 2004
Matthew C. Hunter of Sitka recently returned from Cuba as part of a St. Olaf College International and Off-Campus Studies program. Hunter, a junior physics major at St. Olaf College, is the son of Robert and Kim Hunter of Sitka.
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March 1974
Eighth graders have returned from a visit to Juneau to see the Legislature. They had worked for it since Christmas vacation ... Clarice Johnson’s idea of a “White Elephant” sales was chosen as the best money-maker; Joe Roth won the political cartoon assignment; highest government test scorers were Ken Armstrong, Joanna Hearn, Linda Montgomery, Lisa Henry, Calvin Taylor and David Licari .....