City eyes former mill property

 


City officials will this month give serious consideration to purchasing the former site of the Wrangell Mill.

The city had always been considering a purchase of the mill property, located near 5.5 mile Zimovia Highway, but were waiting for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation to weigh in on the site before evaluating the mill. Earlier this month, the DEC notified the borough that the property had passed environmental muster and was ready for sale, said borough manager Jeff Jabusch.

“There was some contamination out there, like most industrial sites,” he said. “I think b...



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