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The U.S. Forest service has released plans for a new Tongass timber sale on western Kupreanof Island, about nine miles south of the city of Kake. The agency hopes to use money from the timber sale to create jobs for the community of Kake.

A Tanzanian school teacher who had been visiting Petersburg with the Lutheran Church this winter died Wednesday morning of an apparent heart attack.

Petersburg officials say there are problems with the foundation under the new assisted living wing of its elderly housing complex. The City Council is demanding a fix from the projects design consultants. The Council met with an attorney earlier this week to discuss the possibility of taking legal action. The buildings designers say they do not agree there is a problem with the foundation . Still they hope to discuss the issue with the city.

Petersburg’s Public Works director has come up with a plan that could mean a less costly and more functional fix for the cabin creek pipeline. The City Council has been at odds over how to repair the problems in the line. But all of the Councilors seemed happy with the variation that Karl Hagerman presented Monday night.

It looks like the State’s Mitkof highway coastal trail will get a safety rail and be kept clear of snow after all. The Petersburg Indian Association is footing the bill for the project. In order to move forward, it needs Petersburg to play a role. After the tribal government’s administrator explained the proposal Monday night, the city council decided to get involved. As Matt Lichtenstein reports, the decision seemed to ease some of the tension that had been growing between PIA and the city.