Scow Bay shipwright business gets approval

The borough assembly approved Joatmon Enterprises LLC's request to lease tidelands at Scow Bay Turnaround at their meeting Monday to establish and operate a vessel maintenance business.

The business will be built on a 6,400 sq. ft. section of the Petersburg Borough's lot two in the Scow Bay Turnaround Subdivision. In a written statement to the borough, Raleigh Cook said he plans on using the property to build a fabrication machine shop specifically designed for boat repair and building that could accommodate multiple trades that would service Petersburg's fishing fleet.

Cook writes that the bu...