Island Refrigeration's request to purchase tidelands moves forward

The Petersburg Borough Assembly decided to move forward with Island Refrigeration's application to purchase borough-owned tidelands during the assembly meeting April 1.

Details for the potential sale will be outlined in a resolution and reviewed by the assembly in an upcoming meeting.

Island Refrigeration, owned by Brock Snider, is a young business that does marine refrigeration and electrical services for the Petersburg fleet. Much of the refrigeration work is done aboard vessels, but the business is currently located miles away from the harbor.

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