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Diane Powell from the Alaska Dept. of Transportation and Public Facilities will be at the Retail Committee meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, along with one of the engineers for the Main Street project and Karl Hagerman from the city public works department. The meeting will be held Thursday, May 10 at 8:30 am at the Chamber of Commerce conference room. According to the Chamber, ADOT-PF is flying down for this meeting as they need to get signed easements from all of the affected businesses and want to give an update on the proposed project....
Piston and Rudder president Mike Luhr opened the company’s first annual meeting of shareholders by displaying the Business of the Year plaque awarded to the company by the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce. The meeting was convened Tuesday afternoon at the Tides Inn conference room. He then proceeded to update the 17 shareholders in attendance of the ongoing projects and work that had been completed during the first year of operation. The shipyard hauled 105 boats in 2011 and as of the current w...
Shoppers visiting Petersburg businesses this Saturday, May 5 will receive a 6-percent savings on their purchases. The city council granted a sales tax free day as requested by the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce on March 19. Retail sales of both goods and services purchased and received on May 5, 2012 are exempt from the city sales tax. According to information from the City of Petersburg the only taxable sales on that day will be for rentals greater than one day and sales made by the City. The city bed tax will remain at 4% on that day. Many...
Participants in Petersburg triathlons and 5-K runs will soon have the quickest, most-accurate race results than any other area in Southeast Alaska. With a financial gift from the Chamber of Commerce, the Petersburg Parks and Recreation has purchased a Jaguar Cubby Race Timing System from Innovative Timing Systems. The system, which costs about $4,000, uses radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to transmit data from a chip on each of the runners to a computer that tabulates race results. The RFID chips are worn usually on clothing or in...
Despite the possibility of losing out on thousands in sales tax revenue May 5, 2012 has been declared Tax Free Day by the Petersburg City Council. The resolution had been discussed, and delayed during the Monday, March 5 council meeting, and it was very close to being delayed again, but was later passed by the City Council. The resolution's intent is to stimulate commerce by allowing consumers to purchase goods and services, while avoiding the 6 percent local sales tax. Jody Tow, City Finance Director, voiced concern saying that the finance...
February 10, 1982 - Petersburg’s spirit exists in its harbor, and that is where the local Task Group for the Alaska 1984 celebration will focus its energies - lobbying for construction of a new harbor master’s building and a waterfront park area. The group will present a schematic plan and estimated cost of the project to the state of Alaska ’84 Committee in Anchorage Feb. 18-19. The group’s top priority project includes construction of a new Harbormaster’s building with public showers a...
January 27, 1982 - Petersburg Processor’s owner, Ray Wood announced the pending sale of Petersburg Processors to Nelbro Packing Co., an American Company headquartered in Seattle. Wood made the announcement at the Monday night meeting of the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce. Wood explained that due to the expected record 1982 salmon pack this year, he and Bob Resoff decided to sell the company which has operated with Wood at the helm for the past 25 years. Wood said, “In the long run, we dec...
Jan. 6: A solitary case of “whooping cough,” was reported by the Public Health Nurse. Bordetella Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory infection that is easily spread and can be treated with antibiotics. The city council asked Petersburg Municipal Power and Light superintendent to re-evaluate its request for a back-up generator after bids came in at over a million dollars beyond the budgeted $1.8 million cost. Jan. 20: The Petersburg Police Department filed a 19-page petition to forego re...
Winners of the Christmas decorating contest sponsored by Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Petersburg Municipal Power and Light were announced this week. Boats-1st and only entry to Pam Speck in the North Harbor, slip #25 Homes-1st to Kevin Granberg, #42 at Magill's Trailer Park Honorable Mention to Don Reyes, 1101 Lake Street Organizations/Churches-1st to the Sons of Norway designed and decorated by Tom Rockne Neighborhoods-1st and only entry to Sparkling Sandy Beach-8 homes (Jones's,...
