Council approves Raven's Roost trail head and Wastewater office

After years of planning and negotiating, the Raven's Roost trail will soon have a new trail head. The Petersburg City Council on Tuesday voted to approve of an easement to connect the U.S. Forest Service’s Raven’s Roost Trail with a location near Sandy Beach Park.

The proposed access to the trail will be located behind the dog shelter. The new trail head will not interfere with the dog shelter.

“This has been going on for years,” said Planning Director Leo Luczak. But the U.S. Forest Service has secured the funds from the state and Alaska Mental Health, all the project needed to proceed was ap...