The Petersburg Pilot and KFSK teamed up to present a two hour long candidates forum on Wednesday, September 24. All five candidates for Petersburg Borough Assembly were given one minute each to answer nearly 20 questions, many of which were asked by a live audience in assembly chambers. A selection of those questions are included below and the forum can be listened to in its entirety by checking out the Voter Guide at KFSK.org
Donna Marsh
Q: Ideas to increase economic opportunity? "Natural resources, timber, commercial fishing, mining. This town was built on fishing, and whereas some of the problems that the industry is facing, this town alone cannot solve them altogether. But I think we have the people, and I think we have the voice to make a call to action to change some of the legislation ... and capitalizing on the opportunity that we've got: Logging ... the thing is, with trees, they grow back, and we all live in houses made of wood. We read books and write on paper made of wood. So I think it's a marvelous opportunity to...
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