Petersburg Pilot -

The Petersburg Borough last week agreed with the Planning & Zoning Commission to deny an application that would have transferred two properties from rural residential to industrial, putting a halt to a couple’s development plan on Mitkof Highway.

Raliegh and Marsha Cook started the application in January to rezone property lots 14 and 15 at the 7.5-mile mark on Mitkof Highway with intention to sell the sand and rock located on the lots, according to a Planning Commission report.

The Planning Commission sent a recommendation to the assembly that asked for a denial of the application, and the as...