City to tackle vacant structures

The City and Borough of Wrangell plans to address the old and often dilapidated homes and properties sitting on vacant lots throughout town.

Wrangell resident Janell Privett addressed the Borough Assembly at its Feb. 28 meeting, asking if there was something the city could do to deal with these “dangerous” properties.

“We have a lot of homes that, for one I consider, in my opinion, dangerous, [and] that are not homes anymore,” Privett said. “They are dilapidated properties, places that are no longer livable, rentable [and] can’t be occupied.”

Assembly member Bill Privett, who is Janell’s husba...