![Department of Transportation Southeast planning chief Andy Hughes and Southeast Conference's energy coordinator Robert Venables explain plans for a power line and road connecting Kake and Petersburg at Petersburg's ANB Hall Tuesday.](https://{$dbname}.org/modules/local_news/media/pictures/img_0143-TN.jpg)
PETERSBURG, ALASKA Residents and business owners from Kake and Petersburg Tuesday urged the state to build an electric power line to bring cheap hydro-electricity to the Kupreanof Island community. However, opinions were mixed on whether it’s a good idea to partner the power line project with a much more expensive state effort to build a road and ferry link between the two Southeast towns.