Borough will install additional public restrooms downtown next spring

Next year, Wrangell will be home to a hot new tourist attraction — public restrooms. Portable facilities will appear downtown in the late spring to meet tourist demand and to reduce the strain on area businesses.

“We’re looking at doing some sort of mobile trailer type of restroom,” said Tom Wetor, director of the Public Works Department. The trailers will sit at the intersection of Campbell Drive and Front Street, near 56º North and Angerman’s.

Facilities will include four private stalls, complete with sinks. Two of the stalls will be wheelchair accessible. Petersburg uses a similar setup dur...