Former KHS leader lands in Palin territory

Sarah Palin has a new neighbor in Wasilla, Alaska.

The hometown of the Sandpoint-born Palin is now home to Phil Morgan, the former executive director of the Kootenai Humane Society.

The Mat-su Valley Frontiersman newspaper reports Morgan is the new chief of the Mat-Su Borough's Animal Care and Regulation Department.

Morgan was director of Kootenai County's nonprofit humane society for four years, leaving in April 2010 when his contract was terminated.

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