Borough election set and Juneau petition is postponed

With the borough election set for Dec. 18, the Local Boundary Commission has decided to postpone the petition from the City and Borough of Juneau until after the Petersburg incorporation election.

“The LBC will hold off deciding on the Juneau petition until after our election,” Petersburg City Manager Steve Giesbrecht said. “If the Borough vote fails, they will revisit Juneau’s boundary line issues.”

Giesbrecht explained at the Monday evening council meeting, that if our petition passes, it would change the whole dynamics of the Juneau petition.

“At that time, Juneau may wish to cancel their p...