January 2020: The City Assembly unanimously voted to get a new city seal. The existing seal was created In 1971 and feature a cannon that is pointed at the location of the Tlingit fort that was actually shelled by Russians in 1804.
See the KCAW story on this important decision – https://www.ktoo.org/2020/01/17/sitka-assembly-considers-makeover-for-dated-city-seal/
Taking the target out of the City Seal