Three modified trailers serving food downtown are poised to gain permanent status under requests to Haines Borough officials to redefine them as “light commercial” instead of “temporary use.”

The borough will decide the classification of the trailers – and likely decide their long-term fate – within the next two months. Manager Mark Earnest will decide on issuing the permits.

“Hog Heaven,” a taco and doughnut stand next to the post office that opened Feb. 1,…