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Earthwork is now underway on the location for a new fire and emergency medical services facility in Petersburg. As they broke ground on the long-awaited project Monday, Fire Department volunteers and city officials expressed hope that the site preparation would help in their quest for money to construct the actual building.

Petersburg residents Tuesday voted to remove one city councilor from office and also said yes to joining a regional solid waste authority.

A marine haul out business will have to wait at least another two weeks before it can lease land at Petersburg's scow bay turnaround. The City Council voted three to two against the agreement Monday night. Opponents did not criticize the merits of the lease, but said they wanted to allow more time for review. They plan to bring the issue up for another vote later this month.

Voters in four Southeast communities will decide whether to form an organization that could help solve regional garbage problems. Matt Lichtenstein has a look at the solid waste authority issue that’s up for a vote in Craig, Petersburg, Wrangell and Thorne bay.

The city of Angoon has won a preliminary permit for studying a proposed power plant at Scenery Creek, in Thomas Bay north of Petersburg. It’s one of three sites in the remote mainland bay under consideration for power generation.