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Local voters in October will decide whether Petersburg should join a regional authority to deal with trash and recycled materials. Petersburg’s city council Monday passed an ordinance that would set up a Southeast Alaska Regional Solid Waste Authority, if voters approve, and other Southeast communities opt to join.

The latest chapter in the saga of Petersburg’s water pipeline to Cabin Creek may be coming to a close. The city council Monday voted to look into ending repair work on the problematic pipe, following a positive flow test on the line this summer.

A thick, smokey haze blanketed the region early this week. The smoke comes from wildfires burning across the border in Yukon Territory and British Columbia.

Petersburg voters this fall will decide whether a city council member stays in office. Sponsors of a recall petition last week turned in enough signatures to put the recall of councilor Lee Corrao to a vote.

Commercial fishermen in Alaska have mixed reactions to newly proposed federal regulations on fishing safety. The proposals, currently under consideration in Congress, would impose new construction standards on fishing vessels, require more training for skippers and mandate Coast Guard inspections.