Petersburg and Wrangell Considered for New Mill Site

A former lumber mill owner from Washington State says he’s again considering building a new plant in Wrangell or Petersburg. John Glenn has ties to Petersburg and he’s proposed building a mill in the community in the past. His latest plan includes a facility that would manufacture construction-grade lumber and employ 40 to 50 people using a combination of old growth and second growth timber.

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Matt Lichtenstein is a reporter at KFSK in Petersburg.

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