Petersburg borough residents have a few more days to comment on an early version of a planning document for the community. The borough has commissioned an update for Petersburg’s comprehensive plan, which looks at land use, facilities, challenges and opportunities for the municipality.
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Petersburg’s new drive down dock opened to the public Tuesday.
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Four Petersburg High School seniors competed at the Alaska State High School Science Symposium in Fairbanks last weekend. One student earned his way to a national science competition.
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A major road and sidewalk project in Petersburg is getting underway this spring. The 8.3-million dollar paving, drainage and sidewalk replacement project will be happening on two state-owned roads near downtown Petersburg, Haugen Drive and South Nordic Drive.
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The Senate Finance committee this week heard testimony from around Alaska on the state’s operating budget next year. Facing a multi-billion dollar budget deficit, lawmakers have proposed hundreds of millions of dollars of cuts to state funding for programs ranging from education, to state forestry, to domestic violence prevention. Residents testifying in Petersburg Monday urged the committee to restore funding to public broadcasting, schools and the ferry system.
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