In an effort to generate money for essential services, Petersburg voters will be asked this fall whether to impose income limits for the community’s senior sales tax exemption. That’s after the Petersburg Borough Assembly approved the proposal on Monday, June 16.
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An eagle nest has paused a crucial construction project near downtown Petersburg.
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The Petersburg Borough proclaimed June 28 as Amy Hallingstad Day at a borough assembly meeting on May 19. It recognizes the late Petersburg resident as a civil rights leader who advocated for the end of segregation in Alaska’s schools.
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Petersburg’s police chief is suing his employer, the Petersburg Borough, and a federal court in Juneau has dismissed two of the three claims. The remaining claim, which may go to trial this summer, concerns the police chief’s First Amendment rights.
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Petersburg is getting less cruise ship stops overall this summer. But one company will be visiting the harbor a lot more — and bringing with it a new obstacle.
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The Petersburg Borough is the closest it’s been in years to owning a well-used portion of tidelands south of town. The State of Alaska is considering giving the borough ownership over specific tidelands on Mitkof Island, located dockside of the Papke’s Landing neighborhood.
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A Petersburg home was destroyed in a fire Jan. 13. Local firefighters responded to the residential fire about two miles out of town along Frederick Point Drive. By the time they arrived, the house was completely engulfed in flames, according to Petersburg’s Fire Chief, Dan Bird. No one was home at the time of the fire; neighbors said that the owners are on vacation.
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Petersburg’s Borough Assembly will consider a resolution that’d let the borough apply for a state loan to fund the replacement of a pump station located near downtown.
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