Wrangell’s tax base shrinks as senior population grows

Wrangell has the second oldest population in the state, and the local borough is worried about the growing number of tax-exempt seniors. Those out-of-reach property tax dollars coupled with state cuts are putting aging communities in a tough spot.
Jeff Jabusch attended KSTK’s House District 36 debate last week not as a citizen, but as Wrangell’s borough manager. He asked incumbent Dan Ortiz and Republican candidate Bob Sivertsen if they would be in favor of giving communities more co