Two public hearings are scheduled for tonight’s Petersburg Borough Assembly meeting. One is for a resolution to approve leasing Borough-owned tidelands to American Cruise Lines. The other is for an ordinance making changes to the Borough’s budget.
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There are a few things that make the new canoe special. It’s the first one Petersburg’s local tribe has owned, and the first the community has had in over a century. Several canoes from around the region will launch from Petersburg this summer with a group of people traveling to Juneau for the biennial Celebration festival. A lot of time, planning and paint has been put toward bringing the new killer whale canoe to life.
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Petersburg’s Borough Assembly will take an initial vote today on whether to make changes to the Borough’s budget. They will consider several additional issues as well — including land sales for housing, bike path maintenance, and more. The Assembly meets today (April 13) at noon in the Assembly Chambers. KFSK will broadcast that meeting live.
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Ryan Gilkey is now the Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department’s main contact for all things EMS. Gilkey, 35, moved to town in February and says he had a memorable first day on the job: rescuing a cat out of a tree.
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School lunches are known more for soggy fries and pizza than salad and wild caught fish. But in Petersburg, students are eating fresh ingredients every day.
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The upgrades started with a grant awarded to the Petersburg Arts Council from the Petersburg Community Foundation, which grew over five times that amount with major contributions from local supporters.
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The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously approved a purchase for new safety equipment for the Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department. The purchase will replace the department’s aging self-contained breathing apparatuses, which firefighters use to breathe during a fire.
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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced updated sport fishing regulations for Southeast Alaska. Resident sport anglers can harvest up to two wild king salmon a day. Nonresidents can harvest one per year, except for a three-fish window through June.
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IN THE GARDEN, New Season with Host Daniel Tucker, Wednesdays 2:30pm on KFSK, Call with your questions 907-772-3808
