Author: Colette Czarnecki

Wrangell might divest from majority of grinder pumps; leaving responsibility to property owners

Wrangell might divest from majority of grinder pumps; leaving responsibility to property owners

Public Works Director Tom Wetor said the borough has been paying for grinder pumps on personal property for decades and that needs to change. This has been going on for decades, and over the years the number of grinder pumps in the city the Wrangell Borough maintains has grown to process sewage. A grinder pump is a small sewage pump that services one to two homes. People use them when gravity flow to the wastewater treatment plant is not possible. He said he discussed this ongoing issue with the last three city managers and the borough assembly is now considering passing the responsibility of the majority of pumps to property owners. But some property owners said it would cost them too much.

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Talk on the Rock: Artha DeRuyter on her flower shop – On the Water Floral

Talk on the Rock: Artha DeRuyter on her flower shop – On the Water Floral

Episode 47: Artha DeRuyter is the founder of On the Water Floral in Wrangell. It’s been a brick and mortar shop for about a year, but DeRuyter started it while living and arranging flowers on her boat. Once, she sold bouquets for a week out of her car. She thinks it was for Mother’s Day, a busy time of the year for a flower shop. But this isn’t DeRuyter’s first flower shop. She also owned a shop in Fairbanks, where she’s from.

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