Author: Joe Viechnicki, KFSK

Petersburg’s borough assembly Sunday approved a shelter in place advisory for the community. It strongly urges people in Petersburg to stay at home as much as possible to slow the spread of coronavirus. It also asks non-essential businesses to consider a two-week closure or to take other steps to limit contact between employees and customers. It’s two days after the assembly passed an emergency ordinance that could lead to stronger measures in the future.

Students in grades K through 12 in Petersburg will likely be learning online from home in another week. The school district is preparing for distance learning instead of in-person on campus classes once school resumes.

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For the second time this month, Petersburg’s borough assembly Monday fell short of the votes needed for an official stance on the state’s remote road project near Kake. The assembly has now voted down a letter and a resolution taking different stances on what could be a nearly 40 million dollar road construction project starting this year.