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Southeast Alaska’s commercial dive fishing seasons are underway this month for red sea urchins, sea cucumbers and geoduck clams. The dive fisheries continue to see impacts from the region’s expanding population of sea otters.

Petersburg voters have approved a bond issue for a new library, but the vote was close. Voters said "yes" to a $1.5 million bond issue for library construction Tuesday, 51 percent in favor, 49 percent against. In unofficial results, the measure passed by a margin of only 38 votes.

Some businesses that move to Petersburg or expand their operation here could see a break on their power costs under a measure that passed the City Council in its first reading this week. Also, The councilors learned that Mountain View Manor Assisted Living has nearly filled all its vacancies. They agreed to spend 150 thousand dollars on a new piece of heavy machinery. And, they welcomed the new City Manager to town. Matt Lichtenstein has an overview of this week’s meeting

Petersburg city workers have a new three-year contract. The 70-plus-member Petersburg Municipal Employees Association and the City Council both ratified their tentative agreement Monday.

Students at Petersburg’s Rae C. Stedman Elementary school have been spending their mornings outdoors, writing down observations and creating plein air paintings of the trees and plants around the school. Students are learning technique from visiting artist Andie Thrams, who hails from a small town in the Sierra Nevada foothills in Northern California. Thrams has been in the Petersburg area for about a month, teaching workshops at the Tongass Rainforest Festival and creating some new work on her own.