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Votes at a glance: Petersburg assembly approves watershed, fees, utilities and transfers
Summary
At its May 18 meeting the Petersburg Borough Assembly approved multiple ordinances and resolutions — watershed code updates, passenger-fee and utility rate ordinances, budget second reading, tax millage and property transfers — mostly by unanimous votes; key details and tallies follow.
The Petersburg Borough Assembly cleared several ordinances and resolutions during its May 18 meeting. Major outcomes:
- Ordinance 20 26-06 (watershed management): Second reading passed 7–0. The ordinance codifies existing watershed protections into borough code and makes limited adjustments related to hunting rules.
- Ordinance 20 26-07 (marine passenger fee): Second reading passed 7–0. Finance staff estimated current revenue from the fee at about $50,000 a year; raising the fee from $5 to $8 would increase annual receipts by roughly $30,000.
- Ordinance 20 26-08 (electric utility rates and code): Second reading passed unanimously. Utility director Steve Harbor outlined drivers including a unique downtown transformer, regulatory compliance (FERC), and rising equipment and insurance costs.
- Ordinance 20 26-09 (FY2027 budget): Passed second reading 7–0 (see separate coverage for budget testimony).
- Resolution 20 26-13 (millage rates): Adopted unanimously to set property tax millage rates for FY2027.
- Resolution 20 26-14 (transfer of antique fire apparatus to Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department Association): Approved 7–0; the association will assume insurance and maintenance responsibilities and make the vehicles available for public display.
- Resolution 20 26-15 (sale of borough parcel at 505 Mill Street to Taylor Jensen): Approved by resolution after planning commission recommendation.
Several land disposals and the direct sale to Robert Funk for property at 502 Lumber Street were also approved or advanced. Where a roll-call vote was recorded, the assembly recorded tallies in open session.
The assembly logged these actions in the meeting minutes and moved on to multiple first readings and discussion items for the June agenda.
