PIA clears land for parking lot, future projects

An acre of muskeg along Petersburg's busy Haugen Drive has been slowly transforming into a parking lot over the last month.

It's owned by Petersburg's tribe, the Petersburg Indian Association, or PIA. Tribal Administrator Jalyn Pomrenke said the end goal isn't just a parking lot at the corner of 12th Street, but there is no specific plan yet for what to build beyond parking.

"That would be something for the council and the tribe to decide on eventually," she said. "You know, finding funding is always the first step, and I think whatever direction we go for funding would possibly dictate what i...

 

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