Editorial

Voting on the formation of the Petersburg Borough is underway with the arrival of mail-in ballots provided by the State of Alaska Division of Elections. The state, not the city will conduct the election. Voters have the opportunity to vote in person at the city council chambers beginning on Monday, Dec. 3, or they may vote the ballot that was mailed to them and return the executed ballots by mail. The deadline for all voting is Tuesday, Dec. 18, which is the date all mail in ballots must be postmarked, to be counted at the Division of Elections.

City will dissolve: With the approval of voters,...