Borough Assembly approves budget changes, to address marijuana ordinance

Various streets and road patches will soon be paved after the Petersburg Borough Assembly approved a resolution providing $532,085 in funding for and approval of a sole source contract for paving services to Southeast Alaska Construction SECON at its January 19 meeting.

The bulk of the funding comes from National Forest Receipts, federal dollars to the municipality, along with some from the Rasmus Enge Bridge Reconstruction Fund.

This is the last year the borough will receive National Forest Receipts unless congress reauthorizes the funding program meant to make up the difference for not being...