City files response over redistricting

Petersburg's attorney on Monday filed a response in Superior Court regarding the city's inclusion into the newly formed House District 32.

“Today, we filed our request that the court take another look at District 32 and reverse the decision it made last year,” City Attorney Thomas F. Klinker told the City Council via phone.

The 25-page brief, which names Counselors Mark Jensen and Nancy Strand as plaintiffs, claims the Alaska Redistricting Board “failed to take the required 'hard look' regarding what districting of Southeast Alaska best met the requirements of Alaska Constitution Article VI.”...