Petersburg pursues dredging project for south harbor

PETERSBURG — The southeast Alaska town of Petersburg is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on a project to address a growing problem at one of its main harbors for commercial fishing operations.
Petersburg Borough Assembly has asked the federal agency to help it conduct a feasibility study to dredge the south harbor, where many of the larger boats have been going aground due to the rising basin. Assembly members have approved $325,000 for the dredging study.
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