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The South Harbor dredging project has made some progress this month as crews from contractor Western Marine spent the last couple of weeks assessing the area and beginning to dredge the outside of the harbor. Though site work on the project is still in the early stages, crews have taken over half a dozen loads of material, with approximately 500 cubic yards of material in each load, to the disposal side in Frederick Sound according to Harbormaster Glo Wollen. They began their work at the end of...
December 7 – An officer conducted a welfare check on Nordic Drive. An officer responded to a report of a disturbance on Sing Lee Alley and determined it was non-criminal. An officer spoke with an individual on South Nordic Drive about a civil issue. Officers responded to a report of gunshots in Middle Boat Harbor. An individual reported losing property on Howkan Street; it was later found by the owner. An officer responded to a minor vehicle accident on Haugen Drive. Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report of a stranded motorist a...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly is expected to take a look at adopting a trial program to support local child care providers in Petersburg at its next meeting. The Education Incentive Program, modeled after the Hiring, Educating, and Retaining Teaching Staff (HEARTS) Program implemented in Juneau, aims to increase retention, encourage child care professionals to continue their educations, and improve quality of care. The program would award tiered bonuses every six months to child care educators...
The South Harbor dredging project is set to ramp up in the coming weeks as people and equipment begin arriving in Petersburg according to Harbormaster Glo Wollen. The project will see the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and contractor Western Marine work in collaboration with the borough to help make the harbor more accessible by dredging an estimated 83,000 cubic yards of material. They had previously hoped to start the work in October beginning with the inside area of the 400 row, but have been...
Dear Petersburg To the Editor: About three years ago we decided to move our family back to Petersburg after both being away since graduating from high school. We made the decision to come home for many reasons — great schools, a small close-knit community, a simpler lifestyle, and the chance to share more time with our family and friends. It’s been amazing to watch our children grow up so close to family and to follow in our footsteps, playing on the same playgrounds and fishing the same dolly hotspots in the harbor as we did thirty years ago...
November 22 – An alarm activated at pump station #5. Water Wastewater (W/WW) was notified and responded. A warning was posted on a vehicle abandoned by the Lumber Street snow dump. If it is not moved by its owner it will be impounded. A warning was posted on a vehicle abandoned on Haugen Drive. If it is not moved by its owner it will be impounded. An officer conducted a welfare check and provided a courtesy transport to an individual in need of assistance. An officer conducted foot patrols downtown. An officer responded to a report of c...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously passed an ordinance adjusting the borough's FY23 budget in its third and final reading during its meeting on Nov. 7. No amendments to Ordinance #2022-15 were made during its final reading. The supplemental budget lists 18 revisions to the budget including accepting $123,158 in state legislative grants for lighting projects at the ballfield and the ice skate pond, rebuilding the EMD-16 Generator and the Caterpillar 398 Generator, and increasing the...
November 9 – An alarm activated at the sewage treatment plant. Water Wastewater (W/WW) was notified and responded. A trespassing notice was served to an individual on Haugen Drive. Property found on Mitkof Highway was returned to its owner. Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report of a dog struck by a vehicle on Mitkof Highway. Bryon Fletcher was cited for not having proof of insurance and warned for not having any taillights. November 10 – An alarm activated at pump station #5. W/WW was notified and responded. PPD received a rep...
After a recent fire put the Ketchikan harbor department at risk of a lawsuit for not requiring boat owners to carry insurance, the Wrangell Port and Harbors Department is considering issuing an insurance requirement for vessels, though the decision-making process is still in the early stages. At the Ketchikan harbor, the owner of a boat damaged in the fire aboard a nearby vessel has threatened legal action against the city for losses. According to Wrangell Port Director Steve Miller, the borough harbor department is weighing its funding needs...
Members of the newly formed Housing Task Force held their first meeting in the assembly chambers on Oct. 26 to begin discussing ways the borough could address local housing challenges. "The main thing that we're trying to do is to come up with a set of recommendations that we can give to the assembly and then they can decide what they want to do," said Dave Kensinger, the facilitator of the task force and a member of the Petersburg Borough Assembly. The task force features a group of Petersburg...
November 3, 1922 – The famous “Lost Rocker” placer gold claim for which prospectors have been searching for the past thirty years has been rediscovered and located by J.U.G. Morrison on the headwaters of the Farragut River at Farragut Bay, about thirty miles from Petersburg. Mr. Morrison has discovered eight claims and next season will start the work of actively developing them. The history of the “Lost Rocker” is one of interest and one which has fired the imagination of miners and prospectors of this section for years. About thirty years ago...
October 26 – An officer spoke with an individual about illegal parking at the airport. An officer conducted a welfare check on South Nordic Drive. A driver on Mitkof Highway was issued warnings for excessive speed and expired tags. October 27 – An officer responded to a report of a bear attempting to access garbage, but was unable to locate the bear. An officer responded to a report of a possible fight on South Nordic Drive and determined there was no criminal activity. A driver at the corner of 4th and Excel Streets was issued a warning for...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly voted 6-1 to approve an ordinance adjusting the borough's FY23 budget in its second reading during Monday's meeting with Assembly Member Thomas Fine-Walsh opposed. The assembly unanimously approved of two amendments during the second reading of Ordinance #2022-15. The first, proposed by Assembly Member Bob Lynn, would create a new special revenue fund to account for $1,006,800 million allocated to the borough in new American Rescue Plan Act funding. Finance...
October 12 – An alarm activated at Pump Station #8. Water Wastewater (WW/W) was notified and responded. Austin Strickland was arrested for alleged Violation of Conditions of Release. A citizen reported losing property near the crane dock. A complainant reported garbage being drug onto their property from elsewhere. They are unsure if it was by an animal or human. There was a minor vehicular accident on North Nordic Drive. PPD assisted a citizen at Rocky Point. October 13 – An alarm activated at Pump Station #2. W/WW was notified and res...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly voted unanimously during its Oct. 17 meeting to nominate Assembly Member Dave Kensinger and Chelsea Tremblay to a new housing task force formed by the Alaska Municipal League (AML). The task force is seeking nominations from member communities and it will also have a child care subgroup. According to a Nils Andreassen, the executive director of AML, the goal of the task force is to gather information from members about their housing challenges and collaborate on...
Aleutian Airways has announced that it will be launching a scheduled flight service between Dutch Harbor and Anchorage beginning Nov. 16 according to a release from the airline. The new air service will initially offer daily roundtrip flights Monday through Friday. Flights from Anchorage to Dutch Harbor are scheduled to depart at 7:15 a.m. and arrive at 9:45 a.m. while return flights are scheduled to depart Dutch Harbor at 10:45 a.m. and arrive in Anchorage at 1 p.m. Aleutian Airways, powered...
The results of this year's municipal election were certified by the Petersburg Borough Assembly at a special meeting last Friday. Three ballots-two of which had been postmarked by election day and received by the borough and one questioned ballot-were counted during the meeting which brought the total number of ballots cast to 1,194. After the ballots were counted, the assembly voted 5-0 to certify the election with Mayor Mark Jensen and Vice Mayor Jeigh Stanton Gregor excused. This year's...
October 13, 1922 – The big dancing party given by the Petersburg Elks at the Pioneers Hall last Saturday night proved to be a great success and those present report a most enjoyable time. The evening started with dancing to music furnished by Walter Bidwell of Wrangell, Cecil Rogers and Ed Hansen, playing the piano, violin, and drums respectively. At ten o’clock the dancers were divided into four groups and a burlesque college meet was pulled, with strong men “putting the shot” consisting of feathers, the ladies “throwing the discus” o...
October 5 – An officer assisted a citizen on South Nordic Drive. An individual completed a sex offender registration update. An officer responded to a report of a minor motor vehicle accident at South Boat Harbor. A lost canine was reunited with its owner. Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report of reckless driving on Dolphin and 4th Streets. The driver and their parents were notified. PPD received a report of power outages at 4-mile, Mitkof Highway. Power & Light (P&L) was notified and responded. PPD received a noise complaint f...
The long-awaited unofficial results of the 2022 municipal election were released Wednesday evening after early and absentee ballots were counted throughout the day. According to the unofficial results, Mark Jensen won the mayoral race with 642 votes and will retain his seat. He was followed by Bob Lynn with 363 votes and Jeff Meucci with 177 votes Incumbents Jeigh Stanton Gregor and Chelsea Tremblay both lost their seats on the Petersburg Borough Assembly to newcomers Scott Newman and Donna...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously voted to appoint 14 people to the Housing Task Force during Monday's meeting. Members of the task force include Gary Aulbach, Jay Barnard, Annette Bennett, Joyce Cummings, Darcie Ewert, Larry Hofstad, Sarah Holmgrain, Ashley Kawashima, David Kensinger, Malena Marvin, Jeff Meucci, Erin Michael, Jalyn Pomrenke, and Jeigh Stanton Gregor. The assembly also chose Stanton Gregor to act as the group's facilitator after a unanimous vote. The group was...
September 28 – An alarm activated at pump station #5. Water Wastewater (W/WW) was notified and responded. An officer conducted foot patrols on Dolphin Street. A citizen reported an automated fraud call to “U.S. citizen” claiming the recipient’s identification had been compromised. A run-away canine on the airport access road was returned to its owner. An officer assisted Emergency Medical Services (EMS) with an individual in need of assistance on Scow Bay Loop Road. Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report that minors were throwin...
At a forum on fishery issues held in the seaport town of Kodiak, two of the leading gubernatorial contenders spent time focusing on a man who was not there: incumbent Gov. Mike Dunleavy. After about an hour of in-depth discussions of fishery issues that included climate change and its effects in the oceans, the role of hatchery fish in the ecosystem and economy, the infrastructure and workforce development needs of the fishing industry and state fiscal policies, former state Rep. Les Gara and former Gov. Bill Walker turned their fire directly... Full story
The borough is reprinting the ballots for this year's municipal election after Scott Roberge's name was erroneously left off according to a public notice released by the borough Tuesday. In the public notice it states that Roberge's name was "inadvertently omitted" during the initial preparation of the ballot but has now been included. Roberge is running for one of the two seats on the Harbor and Ports Advisory Board along with Raliegh Cook, Casey Knight, and John Murgas. He had registered for...
September 29, 1922 – “Theoretically and scientifically and in accordance with official lore, the run of sockeyes up the Chilkat closed on the 15th of August and at that date the stream watchmen were withdrawn. The truth of the matter is that the run of sockeyes was only beginning when the watchmen were withdrawn and the result was that within three days after the watchmen were withdrawn, no less than twenty-seven purse seines, the first ever used off the Chilkat River, were fishing there most industriously and with marvelous success, with thr...
