Petersburg’s borough assembly Tuesday voted against issuing a special use permit for a new boat ramp at the Scow Bay turnaround south of downtown Petersburg. However, the assembly was supportive of a lease for that ramp.
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Petersburg’s Police Department has gathered over 11,000 unused prescription medication and other pills since it opened up a collection box in the new police station lobby in late February.
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The Petersburg borough is looking for ideas on how to cut the cost of local government or bring in more money for the municipality. A series of public open houses starts up this month.
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Top stories here in 2017 were murder charges in a fatal van wreck from the year before and the political struggle over the top job in the local electrical utility.
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Alaska’s governor this fall said there’s no change to the status of large state road projects, including one on Kupreanof Island near Petersburg. Governor Bill Walker in 2016 said the state would be pausing eight highway road projects until the legislature approved a fiscal plan with a balanced budget.
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