Assembly prioritizes new PMC facility, Scow Bay projects

The Petersburg Borough Assembly prioritized its top three projects to seek federal funding for during its Feb. 6 meeting.

After two rounds of voting, the assembly approved ranking the new Petersburg Medical Center project as its top priority followed by the Scow Bay standby diesel generation project and the Scow Bay haul out and wash down pad.

The assembly voted 5-2 in favor of putting the new PMC facility at the top of the list with Mayor Mark Jensen and Assembly Member Donna Marsh opposed.

PMC is hoping to complete the new facility project in phases as grant funding becomes available.

The pr...