Author: Joe Viechnicki, KFSK

Voters have a choice for Petersburg’s mayor on the October 1st municipal ballot, between a current and former mayor. The candidates offer a clear contrast on public safety staffing decisions, a local land swap and other issues. They expanded on their views on a number of subjects during last week’s candidates forum.

Petersburg public works crews Tuesday were cleaning up after repairing part of the borough’s water system on Haugen Drive early this week.

Petersburg’s borough assembly Monday voted to sign on to another letter seeking protection for the rivers that flow into Southeast Alaska from the threat of mining pollution across the border.

Southeast Alaska won’t see a commercial fishing season for red king crab for the second year in a row.

The only question on Petersburg’s ballot next month will decide borrowing for water and sewer projects totaling up to eight million dollars. That money would pay for replacing water lines and a tank along with multiple sewer pump stations. And unlike past borrowing, if voters say yes, the borough would only have a five-year window to do that work.