APEI to conduct safety review of borough

The Petersburg Borough Assembly voted unanimously during Monday's meeting to accept a proposal from Alaska Public Entity Insurance (APEI) to perform a review of the borough's hiring practices and safety programs.

APEI, which is also the borough's insurance carrier, will conduct the review free of charge and will report its findings back to the assembly in 60 days.

The move comes after community members pushed for a third-party investigation into the borough's policies in an effort to prevent another incident like the crash that claimed the lives of Marie Giesbrecht and Molly Parks on July 4, 2...