City and Borough of Sitka Assembly Meeting

Sitka City and Borough Assembly · December 19, 2025

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Inflation and design-phase cost planning

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Speaker 1 opened with guidance on how to estimate inflation and design-phase contingency: use ~15% yearly inflation for five-year projects and factor 10–20% of total for early design phases, moving from conceptual (~15%) to near-construction (~95%).

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Sitka City and Borough assembly members and staff reviewed a draft capital plan and discussed funding priorities, rising project costs and possible utility rate changes. Councilors pressed staff on specific projects including wastewater disinfection, Lincoln Street and harbor repairs and asked for clearer resource proposals ahead of the FY2026 budget process.

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