Herring seiners are heading to Sitka Sound this week as the sac roe herring fishery goes on two-hour notice at 11 a.m. Thursday. That means the fishery could see its first opening as soon as 1 p.m. Thursday at the earliest if test fishing shows the herring are ready to harvest.
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A renovation of Petersburg’s police station, jail and municipal building will be starting up in May after the borough assembly Friday awarded the contract for the work. The assembly also approved a year-long lease to move the borough’s administration and finance offices to the Petersburg Indian Association’s office building while that work is underway.
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The Petersburg borough has approved an initial selection of land it hopes to acquire from the state, part of a land entitlement the municipality receives for borough formation. Borough officials are still hoping future legislation could increase the size of that land transfer.
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Southeast Alaska’s largest tribal government is pressing for an intensive environmental analysis of the region’s health as part of a larger push for protection of transboundary rivers.
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A collaborative public art project is underway this month in Petersburg and there’s still lots of time to take part. The effort will produce a new art piece for Petersburg’s library and is funded by the Petersburg Community Foundation and the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
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