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Petersburg’s city council Monday supported a state grant for Wrangell to continue study of the Bradfield Canal road and electrical intertie. A draft resolution approved by the council also asks Wrangell and Angoon to drop their efforts to study a hydro-electric power plant in Thomas Bay north of Petersburg. The council and city manager say the resolution is a starting point for negotiations between the communities.

Price changes at Petersburg’s gym and pool facilities are one step closer to taking effect. Petersburg’s city council Monday approved the second reading of an ordinance that would raise some of the recreational fees and lower others. The ordinance would also charge higher fees for people who don’t live inside city limits.

The city of Petersburg will put more money into its effort to secure a federal permit for a proposed hydro electric power plant in Thomas Bay north of town. Petersburg’s city council Monday gave staff the green light to spend up to $130,000 more to compete for the permit against two other Southeast municipalities and a private company.

Petersburg’s Public Library and School district brought prominent Alaskan author and photographer Nick Jans to town this week for a presentation and writers workshops. Jans has written nine books about the wilds, wildlife and people of Alaska from southeast to the arctic. His works include “The last light breaking: living among Alaska's Inupiat Eskimos” and “The grizzly maze: Timothy Treadwells fatal obsession with Alaskan bears. He’s also contributed many articles to magazines and anthologies. Jans stopped by to speak with Matt Lichtenstein:

Petersburg Mental Health Services has released the results from a recent city-wide survey focused on substance abuse, suicide, violence and other dangerous behaviors. The respondents answered 27 specific questions and commented extensively about several broader issues including youth, morals, and the community.
The agency sent the questionnaire out to 18 hundred local box holders last fall. 284 people responded. About two-thirds of the respondents were over 45 years old. More than two-thirds were female. Most were employed and their incomes varied widely from less than 30 thousand dollars a year to over 100 thousand.
Mental health clinician and substance abuse specialist Kim Kilkenny says some of the results were pretty positive. She spoke with KFSK’s Matt Lichtenstein.