How do Petersburg area residents feel about housing issues, tourists and local land uses? What will be needed in the next decade to maintain the harbors and waterfront? These are some of the questions the Petersburg Borough would like to answer through an updated comprehensive plan. The borough is still very early in the process but they are looking for input already.
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Construction has begun on the Rae C. Stedman Elementary school in Petersburg. The 40-year-old building is getting some new siding, windows, and insulation through a $2.3 million dollar project. The Alaska Commercial Contractors is doing the work. To find out how it’s going, Angela Denning checked in with the Principal Erica Kludt-Painter and Petersburg School District Maintenance Director, Dan Tate.
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It’s crunch time at the Capitol in Juneau. The Alaska Legislative session is scheduled to wrap up this Sunday. I spoke with Senator Dennis Egan and Representative Sam Kito III to see how the final days are going.
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One of Petersburg’s former Superintendent finalists will no longer be working in Wrangell. Jay Thomas of Unalakleet had been one of three finalists for Petersburg’s Superintendent but he withdrew his name when Wrangell offered him a job. This week, the Wrangell school board changed its mind.
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The proposed budget for the Petersburg School District cuts payroll to reflect less funding from a decrease in student enrollment. The budget is a changing thing. Some of it comes in a monthly allocation. So, right now, district administrators have been giving it their best guess as to how the numbers will actually pan out. Petersburg’s school board got a look at the proposed budget during their meeting Tuesday night.
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