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Seafood processors in Petersburg are geared up for a big season this year. Several have expanded their staff rosters, bringing at least 850 people to town for the summer months.

Residents on a failing, wooden-planked roadway in Petersburg will see that street redone this year. Petersburg officials got word Tuesday that the Denali Commission will be awarding a grant to redo Birch Street along Hammer Slough. Meanwhile a growing number of Birch Street residents Monday implored Petersburg’s city council to fix the problem.

Local tribal groups sought recognition for millennia of tribal history on the island. Under a new classification, the Forest Service must consult with tribes about any potentially disruptive projects in the area, including mining activities.

The city of Petersburg has filed one of only three legal challenges statewide to the Alaska Redistricting Board’s plan for new legislative boundaries. Two other lawsuits on the plan come from the Fairbanks area. Petersburg’s city council met in a closed door executive session with its attorney on the case Monday and the state redistricting board did likewise earlier in the day.

A celebrity chef from the British Isles is visiting Southeast Alaska this month to film a few episodes of a TV show focusing on sustainable seafood. The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is bringing chef Phil Vickery to several spots in Southeast, including Petersburg, to film episodes for his series called “Coastal Cuisine.”