Tom Kowalske

A stolen pickup went through the doors of three Tongass Avenue businesses

“Ketchikan, guy got behind the wheel and crashed his truck into, I think, 4 or 5 businesses intentionally.”

Petersburg planning commission recommends one-year data center moratorium; developer threatens suit

Petersburg rejects a wireless tower next to its only fire hall over collapse fears

“the Palmer Tower, very much like the lattice tower they plan on building here next to the fire hall, snapped in half, blew over, and they credited it to 80-mile-per-hour winds. Well, those kinds of winds are prevalent here.”

A Petersburg cell tower proposal died without a second

“risking damage to our fire hall, our only fire hall, is something to be seriously considered. And there are places for that tower right behind the fire hall. Yes, they'll have to build a little road, but that's the cost of doing business here in Petersburg. And, and that is definitely a better situation than risking our fire hall. Not to mention that these particular towers that Tidal Networks putting up has 300 gallons of diesel fuel sitting underneath it.”

Petersburg's cell tower rules advance, flaws and all

“These setback requirements are very important here in Petersburg, and one of those rationales being that there's safety issues, including ice buildup. We had a lot of ice this year, and that's something that needs to be considered with setbacks.”

Petersburg residents can finally get an MRI without leaving the island

Petersburg trades a sliver of land for a place to put its 911 gear