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Petersburg will have some extra representation in Juneau this legislative session. The city council interviewed a lobbyist and then voted to hire him during Monday (1/7/08) night’s meeting, but the decision was not unanimous.

Womens Aid in Violent Emergencies is now an official non-profit organization under the state of Alaska and is working to gain that status under federal rules. WAVE is an all-volunteer advocacy group where victims of domestic violence can turn for help in Petersburg. The group has been in existence for several years but the non-profit status makes it a bit more formal….and organizers are hoping to increase wave’s base of supporters and volunteers.
Matt Lichtenstein spoke with WAVE president Sunny Rice

The city of Petersburg might consolidate some of its building maintenance staff into one department. Some city councilors have raised concerns over the upkeep of city facilities and they discussed the issue at this (1/7/08)week’s regular meeting.

Petersburgs only State Trooper is leaving town this spring. After a year of service in central southeast, Fish and Wildlife trooper Cody Litster says he and his family will be moving back to Wasilla. He says they love the town and would prefer to stay, but their young son needs speech therapy services that are not available here. They plan to move in march and the state will soon be looking for a replacement. During his time on the job here, Litster has been the only trooper permanently assigned to the Petersburg, Wrangell and Kake area. Matt Lichtenstein spoke with him recently about his work.

Members of the region’s commercial fishing industry are not happy about an effort by the charter fleet to rework southeast Alaska halibut catch limits for the upcoming year. The charter fleet is asking the International Pacific Halibut Commission to change the way it calculates the projected 2008 charter catch. Both the commercial and charter sectors are facing major cuts to the amount of halibut they will allowed to catch as the commission meets this week (1/15/08)