Wrangell Sentinel -

The code review committee plans to address a potentially flammable issue Jan. 30.

The issue is gasoline, specifically a revision of a sales tax cap intended for fuel sales greater than $1,200. The exemption is intended to encourage large boats to fuel up in Wrangell, and also to provide help to local fishermen.

When Petro Marine Services purchased Wrangell Oil late last year, the company reviewed the ordinance and discovered a flaw, said Borough Clerk Kim Lane. Borough code Section 5.08.050 Subsection M lays out the exemption for “all sales of any single unit of which the price exceeds $1...