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Votes at a glance: Assembly approves budget amendment, rejects school-reserve land sale, approves list of election officials
Summary
At its Sept. 2 meeting the Petersburg Borough Assembly approved the second reading of ordinance 2025-13 adjusting the FY2026 budget and authorized direct negotiation for a land sale at Hagen Drive; it rejected an application to purchase school-reserve land and approved election officials and an Oct. 10 special meeting to certify election results.
Key assembly votes taken Sept. 2, 2025:
Ordinance 2025-13 (FY2026 budget adjustment) — Approved, second reading Roll call: Member Newman: Yes; Vice Mayor Marsh: Yes; Mayor Jensen: Yes; Member Schwartz: Yes. Vote: 4-0. This was the assembly's second reading of an ordinance adjusting the borough's fiscal-year-2026 budget; a final reading will occur at a subsequent meeting.
Hagen Drive land sale (application by Tlingit Haida Central Council) — Authorized manager to negotiate direct sale — Approved Assembly authorized the borough manager to negotiate a direct sale of borough-owned land at Hagen Drive to the Tlingit Haida Central Council for a communications tower site. Vote: 4-0. Manager to return negotiated sale agreement to the assembly for approval.
School-reserve land (application by a resident) — Denied An application to purchase borough-owned land in the school reserve (a parcel with a greenhouse) was denied. Roll call: Member Schwartz: No; Mayor Jensen: No; Vice Mayor Marsh: No; Member Newman: No. Vote: 0-4. Planning and Zoning and the school board recommended against the sale.
Election officials (municipal election, Oct. 7) — Approved Assembly approved the clerk's recommended list of local residents to serve as election officials for the municipal election. Vote recorded as affirmative by roll call.
Canvas and certification special meeting — Approved Assembly approved scheduling a special meeting at noon on Friday, Oct. 10 to canvas and certify municipal election results as required by borough code section 2.36.0.05.
All outcomes above are taken from the assembly meeting transcript and recorded roll calls when provided.
