Senator Stedman steps into Front Street project

Wrangellites may soon be able to drive on Front Street again – thanks to a little help from borough manager Tim Rooney and our Alaskan legislative delegation.

An email sent on Saturday, Nov. 19 from Rooney to Senator Bert Stedman and Representative Peggy Wilson pleaded with them to provide “immediate assistance in obtaining a winter closure for Wrangell’s Downtown Revitalization Project.”

According to business owner Jeff Angerman, contractors told him and other retailers on Saturday that they were not bound by their contract to stop working during the holiday season and would continue to remov...