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Petersburg residents began seeking higher ground after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 hit just before midnight Friday evening. This major earthquake struck 58 miles west of Craig and 203 miles south of Juneau and immediately prompted a tsunami warning for almost the entire southeast region of Alaska. “After realizing this was an earthquake, I immediately grabbed the phone and called dispatch, knowing they would be inundated with calls,” Petersburg EMS Director Sandy Dixson said. “I just... Full story
The Petersburg Indian Association will hold an election for board members and chairperson Monday, Jan. 7. The tribe members will have choices on this ballot to fill the needed seats. Mike Sheldon and Tina Sakamoto are vying for the chair position on the board and Skip Hallingstad, Darnell Wilton, Melanie Frentz-Hallingstad, Jeanette Ness and Carol Martinez are going for the three board seats that are up for grabs. Mike Sheldon is a lifelong resident of Petersburg and his family goes back in the area for generations. “My idea as future chairman... Full story
City public works employees didn’t need to transport the city’s Christmas tree far this year. The tree was donated by Gerald Lind who lives at the corner of 6th and Gjoa streets. Lind said of the perfectly shaped tree, “I wanted to let some sunshine into my house,” when asked why he wanted the tree removed....
Petersburg Public Works Department continues to replace planks on the Rasmus Enge Bridge, [Sing Lee Alley Bridge], Petersburg City Manager Steve Giesbrecht reported during his Managers Report during the regular meeting of the Petersburg City Council Monday evening. “We are replacing planks as they wear out on the bridge,” Giesbrecht said. “But we are hoping to find funding to explore options for this bridge.” Giesbrecht and Petersburg Indian Association Roads Director Will Ware discussed the pos...
December 5 A vehicle was requested to be towed on Nordic Drive. An officer responded to threats from an individual. A vehicle was reported in a ditch on Sandy Beach Road. An officer responded to a call regarding a vehicle being hit while parked by a big truck on Mitkof Highway. December 6 Public Works requested that vehicles be ticketed for impeding snow removal. An individual was accused of making harassing comments on Nordic Drive. Petersburg Police Department and the Department of Transportation was notified of a vehicle going off the road...
Don’t stomp on the process Letter to the Editor: Ahhh, Mr. Will Ware…ever the silver tongued speaker. My comments are in regards to last week’s letter to the Pilot. You’re certainly a born preacher…. but, someone I feel is qualified to give me lectures on dignity, integrity, honor and respect? …not so much. Your self-appointed role as moral compass for the tribe, is really the true “foolishness”, here. My grandmother, Amy Hallingstad, was instrumental in forming the Petersburg Indian Association as well as in writing the original by-law...
November 28 An individual was reported trespassing on Charles W Street. A vehicle was on the roadway with no taillights on N. First Street. A protective order was requested on S. Second Street. November 29 Officers responded to a disabled vehicle that had lost a tire at Haugen and Nordic Drives. An individual was riding a bicycle on the snowy road with no hands and allegedly veering out into traffic on S. Nordic Drive. Officers were notified of kids throwing ice balls at cars on Fourth Street and Haugen Drive. A caller reported a loud ATV on...
The key to unity is listening To the Editor: I’m glad that Petersburg has a new asset in its toolbox, called “Let’s Talk”. Half of communication is listening, and since so many of us, myself included, want to talk about just what’s important to us, we could all use some lessons in listening to others who’re normally outside our personal comfort zone, expanding our understanding of the full current, that flows within our brotherhood. Let’s Talk provides us with that deeper connection, just as iron sharpens iron so one person sharpens anot...
The road improvement project was not completed before winter shutdown and Petersburg City Manager Steve Giesbrecht is asking business owners to not use ice-melt on the newly poured sidewalks along N. Nordic Drive and Dolphin Streets. “We have provided containers of sand for the new sidewalks,” Giesbrecht said. “The sidewalks were not given a lot of time to cure, so please use the sand instead of ice-melt.” Giesbrecht also explained that this process may give them an idea of how long the sidewalks will last. Petersburg Public Works will take ca... Full story
November 20 Officers responded to an assault on Sandy Beach Road. Caller requested assistance getting a juvenile home on Excel Street. November 21 Snowball throwers were aiming at vehicles on Haugen Drive. Kids were throwing snowballs with rocks at windows and cars on Haugen Drive. People were yelling and running around in muskeg with flashlights keeping residents awake on Gauffin Street. November 22 A truck was stolen on Haugen Drive. A vehicle was off the road at six mile Mitkof Highway. November 23 Public Works responded to a hole in the...
Let’s Talk continues To the Editor: Imagine a community where your viewpoint is heard and where a variety of different opinions are valued and respected. Last Wednesday nearly 60 people took part in “Let’s Talk Petersburg: A Community Conversation”. The event, hosted by the Petersburg Public Library and the Petersburg Community Foundation, focused on having respectful, open conversations and sparking discussion about the issues that are important to our community. We tackled some difficult issues. Small towns can be cliquish and gossip oriente...
The downtown road construction project has shut down for the winter but will have to finish Phase I of the project when work begins again in the Spring. All of the curb and gutter work has been completed and the sidewalks for Phase I have been finished including the glass seeded panels and the first four bronze medallions of the project. The pavement on the west side of Dolphin Street is complete. “All of the other surfaces that will ultimately be paved have been filled with temporary gravel for the winter,” Dowl HKM Project Engineer Matt McG...
Promotional fact To the Editor: I enjoyed the quote from Mr. Giesbrecht in the October 25, 2012 Pilot “We need to make sure that all of our promotional information is based on fact.”So now we have fact to support a crumbled foundation. The foundation that I refer to is the Charter and Petition. The Petition makes promises which are not carried into the Charter. Once the vote is taken the Petition is meaningless. Charter provisions important to those living outside Petersburg were removed or changed. Public meetings were held early on to sel...
The Petersburg Road Improvement Project continues along Nordic Drive and Dolphin Street. Construction progress to date includes all phase one drain pipes and storm drain structures on Dolphin Street and Nordic Drive, including the Dolphin Street outfall. “All of the pipe work has been done,” Dowl HKM Project Engineer Matt McGuan said. “We will not be putting any more pipe in the ground.” The Nordic Drive pavement, curb and gutter and sidewalk has been demolished and the D-1 base course has been placed and graded on Dolphin Street East and the...
October 3 A warning was given to an individual for improper recognition of a stop sign on Fram Street. October 4 An individual reported witnessing a possible drug deal on Sing Lee Alley. Jace Cunningham, 30, was arrested on charges of alleged third degree assault on Frederick Drive. October 5 An officer encountered an intoxicated juvenile at a prohibited site on S. 2nd Street. The juvenile was issued a minor in possession by consumption. An intoxicated individual was assisted to the proper harbor after screaming at no one on Harbor Way....
The Petersburg Road Improvement project continues and SECON Project Superintendent Bryce Kidd and Dowl HKM Project Engineer Matt McGuan held a meeting to let the public know how the project is progressing. As of Thursday, Oct. 4, all Dolphin Street storm drain pipes and storm drain structures have been installed. The sanitary sewer manhole in the intersection of Nordic Drive and Dolphin Street has been repaired. Six inch minus shot rock has been installed on Dolphin Street east and west and D-1...
City of Petersburg Public Works officials, along with Petersburg Road Improvement Project Engineer, Matt McGuan, held the first of several progress meetings Thursday to keep the community abreast of the changes and what residents can expect. There is a lot of activity going on around the Dolphin Street and Nordic Drive intersection and to date the construction crew of Dowl HKM has removed the pavement, curb, gutter and sidewalk of Dolphin. “There are a few small sections of sidewalk, curb and gutter remaining to facilitate moving traffic in and...
Mayor Al Dwyer read the Petersburg City Managers report into the record during the Petersburg City Council regular meeting Monday evening. The City has issued a request for proposals for Radio Narrow Band Conversion. According to City Manager Stephen Giesbrecht, the Fire, Police, Electric and Public Works Departments formulated the RFP. These proposals are due to the City by 5 p.m. Sept. 21 and the conversion must be completed by Jan. 1, 2013. Council member Mark Jensen questioned the deadline. “We will absolutely have problems meeting the d...
September 5 A disabled vehicle was reported at 1200 Haugen Drive. September 6 A bicycle was abandoned in a ditch for two or three days on Wrangell Avenue. Public Works responded to the report of a hole in the bridge on Sing Lee Alley. An officer patrolled the ballfields where a driver was doing donuts. September 7 Public Works was notified of a manhole cover being partially off. An individual was screaming and hollering in the street on N. Nordic Drive. September 8 Tanner McKitrick, 20, was issued a minor in possession by consumption citation...
The fourth and final change order for the water and sewer reconstruction project has been approved by the Petersburg City Council. This change rectifies actual project quantities of various bid items, as well as, the addition of three items not included in the plans but which were deemed necessary by Public Works Director Karl Hagerman. “The largest overrun on the project was for geotextile separation required in the trench line,” Hagerman stated. “This material was installed to maintain separation between the rock backfill and surro...
A tentative list of all recommendations for the 2013 capital projects list was released to the Petersburg City Council during its regular meeting Tuesday evening. This is the first step in the process of generating a list for the upcoming state legislative session. The council will hold a work session at noon Monday, Sept. 10, to discuss the list with city department heads and the public. The list so far, broken up into groups of projects by city departments, has approximately 65 line items. Some of the projects are a portion of a larger... Full story
The City of Petersburg awarded Northwood Sand and Gravel the bid for an amount not to exceed $51,000 and Rock N Road Construction of Petersburg was awarded a bid in an amount not to exceed $24,780. Petersburg Public Works Department recently solicited bids for 1,500 tons of winter maintenance sand with 500 tons additional sand to be awarded as an optional item. This material is used by Public Works for traction control in the winter months. Three bids were received for this project. Rock N Road came in with a bid of $61,835 and Ketchikan Ready...
Petersburg City Manager Stephen Giesbrecht, along with Parks and Recreation Director Donn Hayes are researching renewable energy grants to lower utility costs for community buildings including the hospital, schools and municipal buildings. “Donnie has taken the lead on this project,” Giesbrecht said. “We are encouraged that this will help save the city money in the long run.” The Petersburg Harbor Advisory Board and PND met recently to discuss the details on the North Harbor project with the group giving direction to PND for the preferred alter...
The Wild Celery art gallery hosted well known local artist Janine Gibbons for an artist’s reception on Friday evening. Gibbons now resides in Durango, Colorado with her husband and two children. This year she completed a large wood carving based piece of public art on display at the John F. Reed Library in Durango, and she expressed a desire to contribute artwork to new Petersburg Public Library once open. Around Southeast, she is well recognized for her jewelry, but in Friday’s exhibit she had...
The City of Petersburg awarded Jensen, Yorba and Lott, Inc. with the bid for the design and plan development of the Petersburg Police Department and Jail Facility at a cost of $465,000. Proposals were received from Jensen, Yorba and Lott, Inc. (JYL) of Juneau and Bettisworth North Architects and Planners, Inc. (BNAP) of Anchorage. Public Works Director, Karl Hagerman detailed in a letter to Petersburg City Manager, Stephen Giesbrecht that both proposals were very good at detailing the experience levels of the Project Manager, project team... Full story
