Alaska’s Board of Fisheries this month had a frank discussion over whether hatchery fish compete with natural stocks. Commercial fishermen have grown increasingly reliant on hatchery salmon but some caution about releasing millions of fish into the ecosystem without doing more research.
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Property owners voiced frustration to Petersburg’s planning commission Tuesday in a sometimes contentious and heated meeting lasting over four hours. The commission this month is voting on a recommendation to the borough assembly on a new zoning map for land within the old city limits. Numerous land owners asked for their zoning to remain unchanged, or changed to a more permissive zoning classification.
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Petersburg’s High School’s cheer squad took first place at the regional tournament at Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka over the weekend. It’s the fifth region title in a row for the team, which practices for months during the fall and winter.
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Officials with the Veterans Affairs health care system will be holding town halls in Petersburg and Wrangell this week.
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Local residents, business owners and community leaders testified for about an hour Wednesday on impacts from more than one and a half billion dollars that could be cut from state spending this year. Most, but not all, spoke against spending cuts and urged legislators to come up with a different way to close the state’s budget deficit.
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