Assembly passes increase to harbor fees in final reading

The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously passed Ordinance #2022-03 in its third reading on Monday, finalizing increases to harbor fees.

Harbormaster Glo Wollen said the change in rates, which is the first increase since 2018, was needed to keep revenue aligned with the harbor's operational costs and account for inflation.

The increase drew the support of the Harbor and Ports Advisory Board and passed in the assembly unanimously in its first two readings.

Annual moorage fees and transient vessel moorage fees will go up by about 5% while live-aboard fees will increase by $5 per person per mon...