A six-year legal battle between the estate of the late Molly Parks and the Petersburg Borough has ended. On February 22nd, the Alaska Supreme Court dismissed the Parks family’s appeal of a superior court judgment. That decision dropped the Petersburg Borough from a wrongful death lawsuit over a 2016 van accident.
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A resolution to protect the Southeast Alaska troll fishery passed in the State Legislature on March 20th by a unanimous vote. House Joint Resolution 5 calls on state and federal governments to defend Alaska fisheries from a lawsuit filed by the Washington State-based environmental group, the Wild Fish Conservancy.
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Petersburg’s Borough Assembly will meet on Monday, March 20th at 6 p.m. in the Assembly Chambers.
The Assembly is scheduled to review an ordinance to allow Borough employees to serve on certain Borough boards for a second time. They’ll also look at an ordinance to adjust the 2023 Fiscal Year Budget.
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Petersburg’s chapter of the American Legion, America’s oldest veterans organization, was chartered over a century ago — but membership has fallen off. Now, a few core Legion members are trying to boost registration to keep the chapter alive and build community among Petersburg veterans.
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The Viking Swim Club is making waves, with young swimmers breaking club records from as far back as 1974. VSC swimmers Tory Miller, Grady Walker, and Jackson Zweifel broke eight swimming records this year.
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