Wrangell Sentinel -

Next week the Wrangell Assembly is scheduled to parse over its line items and budget figures for the coming fiscal year.

Bound drafts were handed out to members at their Tuesday evening meeting, to digest before a pair of sessions set for May 1 and 2. As it stands now, the biggest change to come from the upcoming budget effective July 1 will be consolidation of maintenance and facilities services under a new capital facilities department. Separated from Public Works, the new department would also manage major projects and grant implementation.

“The assumptions are that there will be no p...