Wrangell Sentinel -

At its meeting Tuesday night, the Wrangell Borough Assembly approved a proposed budget of nearly $29.4 million to build the new hospital.

The Assembly also approved the future installation of a low-slope roof on the new hospital, though Assembly members agreed it was not the preferred roof option.

The budget passed Tuesday night sits at nearly $1.8 million less than the current projected cost of building the hospital. That budget is, however, in the amount approved by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) last August. At that time, the federal agency awarded the city a $24 mil...