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Assembly will trial keeping Lincoln Street open in May after tourism commission recommendation
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Amy Ainsley, Sitka’s planning and community development director, told the Sitka City and Borough Assembly that staff plans to trial not closing Lincoln Street between Lake Street and Catlian Street for May cruise-ship days, citing dock scheduling changes and a tourism commission recommendation.
Amy Ainsley, Sitka’s planning and community development director, told the Sitka City and Borough Assembly that staff plans to trial not closing Lincoln Street between Lake Street and Catlian Street for the month of May during the 2025 cruise season.
The change would mark a pause in a multi-year practice of closing Lincoln Street on larger cruise-ship days. Ainsley said the previous closure threshold was largely at 5,000 passengers and closures generally ran between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. She said the Assembly previously delegated authority to the municipal administrator to adjust closure thresholds and operations.
Ainsley said the decision to try an…
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