Wrangell Sentinel -

Before its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday evening, the City and Borough Assembly was prefaced with a public hearing and special presentation on the coming fiscal year's budget.

Following up on its first review of the FY2017 draft budget on May 9, finance director Lee Burgess was accompanied by consultant Paula Scott, vice president of USI and a long-standing professional associate of the city.

Still weighing heavily on next year's budget is an expected 38-percent raise to Wrangell's group rate health insurance plan when the fiscal year begins in July. Consulting with Scott on different...