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A committee of Petersburg residents is narrowing down its list of land the new borough might select from the state. That committee met this month and focused on economic development lands like rock pits, boat ramps and parcels that could be used for environmental mitigation.

Two Petersburg men were arrested this week and are facing charges for intending to sell heroin and methamphetamine. 63-year-old Lawrence “Lorry” Christensen and his brother, 56-year-old Lars Christensen are both charged with two counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance, in the second degree and third degree.

Peterburg’s harbor board signed off on a draft waterfront master plan last week with only a few changes. The plan looks at capital project needs and the cost of owning and replacing the docks and floats on Mitkof Island and elsewhere in the new Petersburg borough.

The U.S. Forest Service has hired a new district ranger for Petersburg. The new ranger has worked with the agency for over two decades in timber and forest products and has worked on the Tongass in both Sitka and Juneau.