Wrangell Sentinel -

PETERSBURG – The Petersbug Borough Assembly approved a sales tax-free day scheduled for Saturday, October 5.

Assembly member Susan Flint said sales tax revenues are ahead of budget this year and the time period would be good for residents.

“October is a month where it’s pretty much residents living in Petersburg, or shopping in Petersburg,” Flint said. “I think it would be a better time to have it than when it was in May when we’re full of visitors.”

The Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee proposed a sales tax-free day last May but the assembly rejected it. Borough Manager Gi...