The Wrangell Borough Assembly held a special meeting last Thursday night, Nov. 19, to discuss the Public Safety Building and its needed repairs. The Public Safety Building houses Wrangell's court, police department, fire department, and DMV. It was first built in 1987, and is in need of renovation in many areas.

One such area was the main topic of discussion in the meeting: The need for a wall shoring project.

A few months ago, structural instability was discovered in the Public Safety Building's courthouse. Borough Manager Lisa Von Bargen, in a past email to the Sentinel, said that the is...