After finding a solution to a contractor lien against the property owner, the Wrangell Borough this week completed a $2.5 million purchase to take over ownership of the former sawmill property six miles south of downtown.
“The intent is not to hold on to the property,” Mayor Steve Prysunka said at the June 14 assembly meeting. The purpose in buying the 39 acres is to guard against the seller further piecing out the land in…