The Petersburg Borough is the closest it's been in years to owning a well-used portion of tidelands south of town. The State of Alaska is considering giving the borough ownership over specific tidelands on Mitkof Island, located dockside of the Papke's Landing neighborhood.
The local borough has plans to develop the waterfront area and improve the infrastructure there for mariners.
"We've got lots of ideas," said Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht. "But it's just a matter of trying to make some of this stuff come together."
Giesbrecht said the borough intends to acquire the upland area as well a...
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