Wrangell’s Borough Assembly gave the go-ahead to an ordinance updating the city’s procedures for handling junk vehicles during its Tuesday evening meeting.

The new verbiage comes as a result of a workshop addressing the issue held on September 26, and brings Wrangell’s code more in line with state statutes. Changesd were to adjust deadlines, giving owners more time for notification and redress before disposal.

If the vehicle is being auctioned off, the state gives municipalities a total of 50 days to contact the owner of record or lien holder of an abandoned vehicle, and to publish a...