Petersburg’s borough assembly this week will be starting a discussion about possible increases to the cost of electricity. A rate study completed for the borough last year recommended two percent increases in electrical rates in each of the next two years, to cover costs and depreciation of equipment owned by the local electric utility.
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Have you ever wanted to give some anonymous feedback about your representatives in the Alaska House and Senate? Do you even know who your representatives are in the legislature anymore? Either way, a doctoral student interning in the state capital wants to hear from you. An online survey underway this session seeks to gauge legislative satisfaction levels for residents of Southeast.
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Petersburg’s school district will be bringing three finalists for the job of superintendent to town. Two school administrators from Alaska are on the “short list” along with a deputy superintendent from Georgia....
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Petersburg’s borough assembly wants to hear more from the public about a request to rezone two lots of residential land near Scow Bay. The land owners want to continue storing construction equipment and fishing gear on the...
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Commercial herring fishing in Southeast could be getting underway soon. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced Monday it will be putting the Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery on two-hour notice at 8 in the morning on Thursday, March 20th. That means the seine fishery could have its first opening on that day, if herring roe quality is high enough.
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