Borough maps out solution to street address problem

“It’s the red house down a ways a bit, yeah the one that Ben used to live in.” That’s a great way to tell someone new in town where your house is, but when it comes to emergency services, it’s far from helpful.

City Hall is partnering with DATAMARK, a business solutions company, to update addresses on the houses and buildings in Wrangell. Borough officials hope the changes will increase the community’s emergency and disaster preparedness.

The first step in the process will be to update the online maps of the borough’s GIS (geographic information system) to include proper addresses for all resi...