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The State Department of Transportation has contracted with Cruise West and the Interisland Ferry Authority to get airline freight and passengers to Wrangell during Petersburgs runway closure this spring.
All Alaska airlines passengers travelling in or out of Petersburg during the March 23rd to April 21st closure will have to book their flights through Wrangell. The state is covering the cost of passenger and freight travel between the two towns. Cruise West will bus Alaska airlines passengers to and from an IFA vessel which will link up with twice daily flights through Wrangell. Cruise west has subcontracted with Petersburg-area businessman Dave Kensinger to truck the freight, inform passengers and coordinate the overall plan. Matt Lichtenstein asked Kensinger about the details.

Alaska Airlines will bypass its usual stops in Petersburg for a month this spring while the state reconstructs the airports runway. Passengers planning travel to Petersburg during that time will have to go through Wrangell and take a shuttle ferry and bus to and from Petersburg.

Petersburg city councilor Melinda Hofstad says allegations against her are“trumped up charges.” Hofstad is the subject of a recall petition approved by the city last week. Recall supporters say they’ll be out trying to gather enough signatures in the next two months.

A majority of harbor users who responded to a recent survey said they were satisfied with the services of Petersburgs Harbor Department and are willing to pay for those continued services.

Local boat owners want covered areas to do maintenance work on their vessels and onshore space to store their boats. Those were some of the findings from a survey of the local fleet. The results of that survey and an analysis of the region’s marine services industry were presented to the public and the Petersburg Economic Development Council last week. The information may help that group decide whether to pursue a public marine haul-out facility in town.