Sen. Lisa Murkowski has requested $490 million for more than 130 Alaska projects in congressional appropriations bills under consideration in Congress. None of the money would be headed to Wrangell, though the community could benefit indirectly from statewide programs.

Congress is working this month to approve spending on projects and government operations for 2023.

When Murkowski visited Wrangell on Sept. 11, Borough Manager Jeff Good gave her a tour of the borough’s ongoing capital projects. They visited the water reservoir dams, Public Safety Building, former 6-Mile sawmill site, powe...