Candidates for Haines Borough Assembly will speak at three public gatherings in coming days.
Incumbent Steve Vick, John Winge and Linda Geise are vying for assembly seat “B.” Greg Goodman and Karen Hess are vying for seat “E,” Hess as a write-in. Dave Button also is running a write-in campaign for the seat.
The Haines Chamber of Commerce will host a forum noon Friday at the Haines Borough Public Library. On Saturday, assembly candidates Geise and Hess, and school board candidates Brenda Jones and Sarah Swinton will host a “meet-and-greet” 2 to 4 p.m. at the Chilkat Center lobby.
On Monday, Sept. 27, KHNS and Chilkat Valley News reporters will host a forum for assembly candidates, starting 6:30 p.m. at the Chilkat Center lobby. The Chilkat Valley News will profile candidates and provide coverage of assembly candidate forums in next week’s newspaper.