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Supplemental Notice To Public Notice Of February 27, 2012 Of Public Comment Period On The Preliminary Report Concerning The Petersburg Borough Incorporation Petition

SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE TO PUBLIC NOTICE OF FEBRUARY 27, 2012 OF PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD ON THE PRELIMINARY REPORT CONCERNING THE PETERSBURG BOROUGH
INCORPORATION PETITION

The Local Boundary Commission (LBC) staff preliminary report concerning the
petition to incorporate a Petersburg borough and dissolve the City of
Petersburg by local action was released and distributed on February 27, 2012.
The territory proposed for incorporation consists of approximately 3,365 square
miles of land and 982 square miles of water, for a total of 4,347 square
miles. This is a SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE to the NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON
THE PRELIMINARY REPORT CONCERNING THE PETERSBURG BOROUGH INCORPORATION PETITION
issued on February 27, 2012, giving notice of the LBC STAFF‘S RECOMMENDATION IN
THE PRELIMINARY REPORT THAT THE LBC AMEND THE PETITION BOUNDARIES TO REMOVE
TRACY ARM AND ITS WATERSHED, AS WELL AS THE WHITING RIVER WATERSHED IN THE
EXTREME NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE PROPOSED BOROUGH, FROM THE PROPOSED BOUNDARIES.

The report, petition, and other related documents are available for public
review at the following locations open to the public: Petersburg City Hall,
Petersburg Public Library, Kupreanof City Building, City of Petersburg website,
http://ci.Petersburg.ak.us, and the LBC website
http://commerce.alaska.gov/dca/lbc/2011_Petersburg_Borough_Incorporation/Reports
/Petersburg_Borough_Incorporation_Preliminary_Report.

The report includes a LBC staff recommendation that the LBC amend the
boundaries to remove Tracy Arm and its watershed, as well as the Whiting River
watershed in the extreme northeast corner of the proposed borough, from the
borough’s proposed boundaries. The recommendation can be found on pages 28 and
33 of the report, as well as in a map in Appendix B, page B3.

Standards governing borough incorporation are established by article X of the
Constitution of the State of Alaska, AS 29.05.031, 3 AAC 110.045 – 3 AAC
110.067, and 3 AAC 110.900 – 3 AAC 110.990. Procedures governing borough
incorporation are set out in article X of the constitution and in AS 29.05.060
– AS 29.05.150.

Any interested person, party, or entity may file with the LBC written comments
regarding the preliminary report, including comments on the recommendation.
Comments on the recommendation must be filed on or before the same date as
comments on the preliminary report under 3 AAC 110.640(b)(3). THE DEADLINE FOR
WRITTEN COMMENTS HAS BEEN EXTENDED FROM March 28 to March 30, 2012. Written
comments must be received in the office by 4:30 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012.
THAT IS THE LAST OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS ON THIS PETITION.
Questions concerning the proposed incorporation may be directed to LBC staff at
the below mailing address, email address, fax number, or phone number. See 3
AAC 110.480 and 3 AAC 110.700 for the procedural requirements to file written
comments.

Local Boundary Commission staff, 550 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 1770,
Anchorage, AK 99501-3510
Phone: 907-269-4559 Fax: 907-269-4539 Email: lbc@alaska.gov

The LBC has waived 3 AAC 110.700(d)’s requirement that commenters send a paper
original of an electronically submitted comment. Commenters may instead submit
comments either electronically or by hard copy. Following receipt and
consideration of comments on the preliminary report, LBC staff will issue its
final report. Procedures governing departmental reports are set out in 3 AAC
110.530.

The LBC will then hold a public hearing on the proposal, which is scheduled for
May 30 and 31, 2012. The schedule is subject to change. Oral comments,
including oral comments on a recommendation for amendment or conditional
approval, may also be provided at the public hearing under 3 AAC 110.560. Per 3
AAC 110.560(e), a brief, document, or other evidence may not be introduced at
the time of the public hearing unless the commission determines that good cause
exists for that evidence not being presented in a timely manner for written
response by the petitioner or respondents or for consideration in the reports
of the department under 3 AAC 110.530. A decisional meeting is scheduled for
June 1, 2012.

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Revision History

Created 3/14/2012 8:05:42 AM by cabiesemeier
Modified 3/14/2012 4:05:42 PM by cabiesemeier

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Department: Commerce, Community and Economic Development
Category: Public Notices
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Publish Date: 3/14/2012
Archive Date: 3/31/2012
 
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