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Petersburg households will be seeing another survey in their mailboxes this month. Petersburg Mental Health Services is trying to gauge community attitudes toward and the prevalence of drinking, smoking and suicidal thoughts, among other behaviors. The survey is funded by a substance abuse and suicide prevention grant from the state’s division of behavioral health. Joe Viechnicki spoke with mental health’s Kim Kilkenny about the survey.

An effort is underway to recall one of Petersburg’s city council members. A group of local residents turned in an application for a recall petition to the city clerk's office in late October. The application seeks to recall Melinda Hofstad for misconduct in office.

The city of Petersburg has rejected an application to recall city councilor Melinda Hofstad. The city’s attorney Monday determined the application did not give adequate reasoning for a recall. However recall supporters say they will rework the application and plan to resubmit it.

Petersburg’s City Council Monday took the first step toward giving approval to the restructuring of a hydro-electric power consortium. The move would put Petersburg, Wrangell and Ketchikan in a new organization that owns two Southeast hydro-power plants. The council also voted to buy a snow blower for the city, and revised the city’s priorities for local street upgrades.

Petersburg’s City Council Monday reviewed the latest plans for a new fire hall and emergency medical services building proposed for Haugen Drive. City officials are hoping the new 18-thousand-square-foot structure will be built almost entirely with state grant money.