Mayoral recall application refiled

After their first application was too early, a group of 10 Wrangell residents on Monday refiled an application to recall Mayor Steve Prysunka after waiting the legally required 120 days into his term. The recall is in response to a meeting the borough assembly held Nov. 12, where members imposed a mask mandate and fines for violators.

According to the recall application, the meeting and actions taken during it were in violation of state and municipal laws. It was called without a locally required 48-hour notice for a special emergency meeting, the application alleges.

"The assembly has repeate...