Petersburg Pilot -

Property Development

To the Editor:

I would like to encourage the borough to proceed with developing building lots on borough land, much of which happens to already be subdivided and adjacent to borough utility services. The lack of available and affordable building lots is slowing growth through the lack of housing. The community is unable to provide housing for necessary workers for the school and hospital as well as the fishing and fish processing industry.

Another aspect of borough involvement in supplying building lots is the fact that, with the price of a middle income home hovering arou...