Police Chief Gene Meek stands at the corner of St. Michaels and Church streets. The intersection will be converted to a four-way stop due to concern from borough officials about pedestrian and student safety. Meek believes, "we're on the clock to have somebody hit."
Borough Manager Mason Villarma stopped his truck at the top of St. Michaels Street when a car driving down Church Street whizzed by him going 40 miles per hour - 15 mph over the speed limit - in a school zone, nonetheless.
"We need to slow things down here," Villarma thought to himself this summer. In response, he reached out to other borough officials to see what could be done. The result is a four-way stop at the intersection of St. Michaels and Church streets, next to the Stikine Middle School and Wrangell High School.
The idea is a partnership between Villarma, Police Chief Gene Meek, Dwig...
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