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Andrew Mazzella pitches small data center and icebreaker bid; residents urge moratorium and tighter tower rules
Summary
At the May 4 Petersburg Borough Assembly meeting, developer Andrew Mazzella and utility staff discussed a proposed ~1.5–2 MW private data center at the old Ocean Beauty Cannery site; residents and planning commissioners pressed for ordinance timelines, NEPA review and limits on tower siting. Utility staff said the project uses existing service and can be managed to avoid harming other customers.
Andrew Mazzella, CEO of Mazzella, Alaska, told the Petersburg Borough Assembly on May 4 that his downtown pier and related property could host both an icebreaker home‑port bid and a small private data center that would use an existing 1.5–2 megawatt transformer at the former Ocean Beauty Cannery site. Speaking by Zoom, Mazzella said the property already has deepwater infrastructure and that private investment tied to those uses could bring housing and other economic benefits to Petersburg.
Public commenters pushed back. Joshua Adams of the planning commission urged the assembly to adopt a communications‑tower overlay to prevent private companies from consuming small, buildable lots with tower sites and to “have the courage to say no” to proposed sites. Judy Omer read a statement from Rebecca…
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