Author: Colette Czarnecki
Talk on the Rock: Economic Development Director Kate Thomas on tourism in Wrangell
Episode 51: Wrangell’s Economic Development Director, Kate Thomas, has been collaborating with Oregon State University on a tourism survey for the borough. She talks with KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki on what the survey looks like, its importance and how the community wants tourism to be on the island.
Read MoreWrangell Borough Assembly preview: changes to the municipal code and introducing a new monofil site
Wrangell’s borough assembly will discuss a few changes and maintenance projects that support the community at Tuesday’s meeting.
Read MoreWrangell’s borough manager decommissions barge ramp
A barge visits Wrangell once a week to deliver goods, including essentials like food. It docks at the 40-plus-year-old ramp at the downtown waterfront. Borough officials have expressed concern on the ramp’s condition though. To make sure it’s structurally sound, the borough hired PND Engineers to assess it in early March.
Read MorePhillip Mach joins Wrangell Borough Assembly
Wrangell’s Borough Assembly welcomed Phillip Mach to a seat on the governing body February 11. He’ll finish out the term for Assembly member Anne Morrison, after she moved out of town. He submitted a letter of interest, along with three other candidates, who were Scott McAuliffe, Steve Murphy and Nicholas Cage. Assembly members voted on who to fill the seat until the term is up in October.
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