Wrangell Sentinel -

Monday night the Economic Development Committee discussed in length what comments they would like the city to submit to the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) regarding a multi-year timber harvest project on Wrangell Island.

Public comments on the project can be submitted to the USFS through April 26. They will be used to help the agency create a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the project, which the USFS has proposed could include the harvest of timber from up to 6,500 acres of forested land within the roaded land base of Wrangell Island.

Borough Mayor Jeremy Maxand drafted a letter to...