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Petersburg dignitaries welcomed a new cruise ship to town Wednesday morning. The 145-foot Safari Explorer is offering week-long summertime cruises in Southeast Alaska. American Safari Cruises spent nine months and three and a half million dollars renovating the ship.

Swimmers at Petersburg’s aquatic center will notice five new colorful artworks adorning the building’s interior space and walls. The murals, stained glass and fabric sculptures were created by five women, three from Petersburg and two from elsewhere in Alaska. The works were dedicated at a ceremony Saturday.

The Petersburg School District will get the money it asked for from the city this year. Petersburg’s city council last night voted against a proposed reduction in the local contribution to the school district for the upcoming school year.

Compared to some other Alaska communities, Petersburg escaped relatively unscathed during the latest round of capital project vetoes announced by the Palin Adminstration last week. Petersburg will not be getting $5.3 million to help build a new fire hall this year but will get a portion of that money. In addition, funding for a number of other city projects made it through the budget process intact

Local property owners upset about assessment levels for their homes, businesses and land found a sympathetic ear before members of Petersburg’s City Council earlier this month. Council members serve as the town’s Board of Equalization and, in that role, councilors decide on property assessment appeals. Most of the assessments that made it to a hearing this month were reduced by the board