Port commission sets priorities for coming meetings

Meeting last week for the first time since June, Wrangell’s Port Commission set some priorities for its coming sessions.

“We have a number of items we’re going to have on our plate,” explained commission president Clay Hammer.

Of these, the three largest issues will be organizing a steering committee for construction of a new mariners memorial, reassessing the duration of lot leases at the Marine Service Center, and managing public access to the boatyard.

The longest in the works, construction of the

memorial weighed highly among commissioners. With architectural designs completed this summer,...