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PETERSBURG, ALASKA <br />
The plan would also keep Petersburg in the same Senate district as Sitka. It would add all of Prince of Wales Island and most Southeast villages.<br />
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The council voted unanimously in favor of a resolution describing the plan. It&rsquo;s called &ldquo;Native North&rdquo; and was one of two submitted by Juneau&rsquo;s municipal government.<br />
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The resolution calls for one change. Community Development Director Leo Luczak says it takes plans for a Petersburg borough into account.<br />
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&quot;There&rsquo;s an area to the north, by Hobart Bay, that would be within the proposed borough boundaries. And they asked that this area be included, should a borough be improved. Then we would all be in the same house district.&quot;<br />
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Petersburg council members testified against Alaska Redistricting Board plans during a Tuesday hearing at city hall. <br />
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One of those plans puts Petersburg in a House district with downtown Juneau. All have the town share a Senate district with Interior or Gulf of Alaska communities. Some would have broken up Mitkof Island and separated Kupreanof from Petersburg.<br />
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Petersburg now shares a House district with Sitka and Wrangell. The three towns share a Senate district with Ketchikan and eastern Prince of Wales.<br />
<a href="http://www.akredistricting.org/"><br />
Link to the redistricting board and the various plans.</a>
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