Petersburg’s borough assembly has a full agenda for it’s first meeting of September and will consider a letter to the Alaska Mental Health Trust and an excise tax on marijuana. The assembly meets Tuesday, September 6 and will consider sending a letter urging the Mental Health Trust and U.S. Forest Service to go forward with a land exchange, instead of logging land near Petersburg.
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Alaska’s Local Boundary Commission Tuesday approved a petition to incorporate a new city on northern Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska.
Whale Pass is a former logging camp and community of around 50 people. Residents there submitted a petition to the state to form a second class city of around 26 square miles of land and water.
A state agency has extended the public comment period on a proposed renewal of a statewide general permit for using pesticides. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has granted an additional 30 days for comment following concerns from Petersburg.
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This summer’s commercial catch of Dungeness crab in Southeast Alaska looks to be down from last year, even with a strong price paid for the crab.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s preliminary harvest estimate for the summer harvest is 1.9 million pounds. A total of 198 permit holders landed crab during the season which runs June 15th through August 15th.
