Petersburg mayor resigns with two years left on term

Petersburg’s mayor Mark Jensen has resigned.
Jensen turned in a short letter of resignation to the borough at 8 a.m. Thursday, May 18, and is no longer mayor . The letter does not give any reason for stepping down.
He declined comment this morning other than to say he would make a statement in the near future.
Jensen, 61, is a welder and commercial fisherman. He has been mayor of the borough since the startup of the new expanded municipality in January 2013. Before that he served