Now that the Alaska Supreme Court has decided Petersburg’s borough boundaries, the transfer of three remote state-owned docks in the new borough may be back up for discussion. Petersburg’s borough assembly Monday agreed to send a letter asking for the docks from the state, if the price is right. Meanwhile the city of Kupreanof still wants to take over one of those docks.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife announced its decision today four years after conservation groups petitioned for the listing.
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Petersburg’s nonprofit cold storage plant still mostly freezes fish for a big processor. But it’s also taking in groceries and sport anglers’ catches.
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The Petersburg borough’s top capital project priority took a big step forward Monday. Petersburg’s borough assembly gave staff the go ahead to seek construction bids for the renovation of the police station and municipal building. The assembly also gave the first approval to a plan to fully fund the 10-million-dollar remodel, despite some misgivings about borrowing some of the money.
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Southeast residents this month will get a chance to learn more about the plan to transition to young-growth logging on the Tongass National Forest. The U.S. Forest Service is planning a series of eight open houses throughout the Panhandle to present the latest Tongass land management plan amendment.
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