Petersburg runs on diesel generators for several days each June. This year, residents won’t have to pay the usual surcharge for it. Utility Director Steve Harbour announced the decision, considering customer strain with rising rates, and citing combined factors, like community effort, that helped lower load demand and the associated surcharge during this year’s scheduled shutdown.
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The Petersburg Borough Assembly on June 15 unanimously approved two separate tower-related proposals — despite previously rejecting each measure. The Assembly will continue considering the new zoning ordinance for regulating towers, and hold a public hearing for the measure, tonight at 6:00 in the Assembly Chambers. KFSK will broadcast that meeting live.
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Karl Hagerman has retired from the Petersburg Borough after 33 years of service. His last day of work was June 30, 2026. Hagerman shared how satisfying it was to have dedicated so much of his life to working for his hometown. Listen to his reflection interview here:
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Petersburg voters will decide this fall whether to raise the town’s sales tax cap. The measure was previously on the 2024 municipal ballot, but failed by five votes. The Assembly also considered a different potential ballot measure on June 15 — a proposal from the Borough’s electric utility department, requesting a $3.3 million revenue bond.
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It’s invasive species awareness week in Alaska, an official reminder to report, prevent, and learn about the state’s problematic plants. In Petersburg, locals learned how to identify, and deal with, certain invasive plant species cropping up along a popular trailhead during a guided hike. The educational plant walk was part of the new Friends of Raven’s Roost Trail program.
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