Waterfront draft plan includes boat storage, fishing pier
Waterfront draft plan includes boat storage, fishing pier
A team from Corvus Design presented a draft of Wrangell’s Waterfront Master Plan Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. After several public meetings and community votes, a team of designers presented a nearly complete Waterfront Master Plan Wednesday for the space between Wrangell’s City Dock and the Marine Service Center. Landscape architect Chris Mertl said after presenting thre … more
Wrangell waterfront planners return with new designs
Wrangell waterfront planners return with new designs
Wrangell residents examine options for Wrangell’s Waterfront Master Plan at the Nolan Center Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. A team of architects and engineers tasked with creating a master plan for Wrangell’s downtown waterfront returned Monday with three refined design concepts. The potential plans for the space between City Dock and the Marine Service Center are a mix of green space, … more
Wrangell loses wildlife trooper to state budget cuts
Wrangell loses wildlife trooper to state budget cuts
document.createElement('audio'); http://www.kstk.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/17trooper.mp3 Wrangell could lose its only Alaska Wildlife Trooper to state budget cuts. The Department of Public Safety is not planning to fill the vacancy left in January by Alaska Wildlife Trooper Scott Bjork. That makes Wrangell the only community in Southeast Alaska to lose such a position to upcoming … more
Tongass transition back on the table
Tongass transition back on the table
Jason Anderson, left, of the Forest Service and fisheries business owner Kirk Hardcastle listen during January’s Tongass Advisory Committee meeting at Juneau’s Aspen Hotel. (Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News) A citizens’ panel continues wrestling with the future of Southeast Alaska’s national forest. The 15-member Tongass Advisory Committee resumes meeting Tuesday in Juneau. Its agenda inclu … more
B.C. mine gets OK to test mill and tailings pond
B.C. mine gets OK to test mill and tailings pond
The Red Chris Mine site is about 120 miles northeast of Petersburg. The mine is testing its mill and tailings pond dam under an interim permit issued Feb. 2. (Courtesy Imperial Metals website) A new copper and gold mine in Southeast Alaska’s Stikine River watershed is a significant step closer to opening. The news comes in the wake of a report saying another mine owned by the same company … more
