Testimony in Petersburg this month on subsistence use on the Tongass National Forest focused on deer and salmon habitat and potential impacts from logging. U.S. Forest Service officials have been gathering input on a new plan for managing the nearly 17 million acre forest, with a 16-year transition away from logging old growth trees.
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Petersburg’s borough assembly may look into asking the legislature to re-direct tens of millions of dollars set aside for a proposed road and ferry connection between to the nearby village of Kake. The idea sparked a discussion at the end of Petersburg’s assembly meeting Tuesday.
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It looks like Petersburg will be adding onto the new drive down dock in South Harbor this year. The borough assembly Tuesday agreed to seek construction bids for a loading bulkhead near the vehicle-accessible float that opened last year. The assembly also OK’d a plan for over half a million dollars worth of paving for local streets this year.
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New and increased taxes, reduced state services and a smaller dividend check – those are some of the options on the table for the Alaska legislature as it tackles the state’s three and a half billion dollar budget deficit this winter in Juneau. A full house gathered at the Sons of Norway Hall in Petersburg Friday for a discussion about the state of Alaska’s finances.
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The Petersburg borough has denied an application to vote on a proposed 10-million dollar renovation of the municipal building and police station.
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