baranof warm springs is a very small community, having only caretakers in the winter and intermittent visitors in the summer. there are around 15 seasonal homes. the community lies inside the jurisdiction of the city and borough of sitka. other than property taxes and any dock fees from the new dock (2016) there is only one tax-paying commercial enterprise, the baranof wilderness lodge and resort. the city, in return, funds maintenance of a boardwalk which serves as the main thoroughfare as well as the dock for transient vessels. the community of property owners (bpoa- baranof property owners association) pools money together to pay for a seasonal (winter) caretaker for seasonally-inhabited residences, the city-owned picnic shelter (possible shelter for those needing it), the public bath house (which features three separate tubs), and the communal warm springs pools. another caretaker is hired to tend to the baranof lodge from october 1 to may 1 when the owners of the lodge return.