Assembly approves projects priority list; wastewater funding inches forward

The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously approved prioritized lists of capital projects for state and federal funding requests at its Jan. 5 meeting.

The priority list is topped by two projects that have been selected for Congressionally Directed Spending but have not yet survived the congressional appropriations gauntlet – $2 million for an overhaul of the Banana Point boat launch facilities and $8 million toward wastewater treatment plant improvements.

The Banana Point project — which has been supported in appropriation bills by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and U.S. Rep. Nick Begich, though f...

 
 

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