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Petersburg assembly faced with long agenda after month-long break

Petersburg’s borough assembly has not met since mid-August and the agenda items are piled up for this Monday’s meeting.

Only one contested race on Petersburg ballot

The only contested race on Petersburg’s municipal election ballot this year is for borough assembly. Three candidates are competing for two seats.

Doc Lopez Commentary: Vote No on Ballot Proposition 2

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Sales tax cap, financial disclosure exemption also on Petersburg ballot

Besides senior sales tax questions and a tobacco tax, Petersburg voters this month are also deciding whether to raise the community’s cap on sales tax and whether to opt out of financial disclosure requirements for local elected officials.

Court sends four timber sale plans back for reworking

The U.S. Forest Service will have to do more work on plans for four timber sales on the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska. That’s after a federal judge last month sent the sale decisions back to the agency for more analysis or public comment on the proposed logging’s potential impact to deer habitat.